Python OR Java Software Engineer III

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Plano, TX seeks a Software Engineer III to advance trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable way. You will design and deliver solutions across multiple areas, leveraging AI-assisted development, containers, and cloud services.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in software engineering with Python/Java, experience in CI/CD, and a strong sense of secure, production-grade coding practices within a large corporate environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Proficient in Python and Java.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools.
• Experience with large-scale production systems in a corporate environment.
• Familiarity with containerization and cloud-native development.

Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and debugging at scale.
• Produces secure, high-quality production code and maintains algorithms.
• Uses AI coding assist tools to improve quality, speed, and productivity with peer review.
• Applies SDLC tools to improve automation and value.
• Creates architecture and design artifacts for complex apps.
• Gathers and visualizes data for continuous improvement.
• Identifies hidden data patterns to drive architectural improvements.
• Contributes to engineering communities of practice.
• Fosters team culture of diversity, inclusion, and respect.

Skills

Python

Java

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

AI-assisted development

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS EMR

Glue

ECS

EKS

Job description

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.

As a Software Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within Corporate Technology, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Leverages enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity across complex deliverables (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards; contributes learnings and reusable patterns to improve broader team effectiveness.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Training or certification on Python software engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficient in coding in one or more languages
• Proficient in coding Python and Java
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, test creation, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; ability to guide peers on safe and effective usage within team practices.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and container orchestration in production environments
• Exposure to cloud-native development and AWS services, particularly AWS EMR, Glue, ECS, EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) for deploying and managing containerized applications
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with modern API/UI technologies
• Exposure to cloud technologies