Senior Backend Engineering Lead - AI-Driven (Java/AWS)

JPMorgan Chase; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Plano, TX seeks a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to guide multiple engineering teams, coach developers, and align technical strategy with business goals.

You will drive AI-assisted engineering practices, ensure secure coding, and champion enterprise standards across the software lifecycle, from design to delivery.

This leadership role emphasizes collaboration, risk management, and delivering scalable financial technologies that enable better customer outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied software engineering experience with formal training.
• 2+ years of experience leading technologists to manage complex technical items.
• Experience leading AI-assisted software development tools and setting team expectations for AI outputs.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI in engineering workflows and secure handling of data.
• Advanced in Java (Java 17) with annotations, enums, collections and multithreading.
• Experience with Spring Framework for SOAP/REST services; cloud and security aware.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and CI/CD practices; security-focused.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of developers, coaching and career development to grow capability and delivery outcomes
• Executes creative software solutions and troubleshoot complex problems beyond routine approaches
• Drives adoption of enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices while enforcing validation standards and promoting reuse
• Applies SDLC tools and AI-assisted development features to improve automation value
• Develops secure high-quality production code and reviews code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation for stability across applications and systems
• Leads architecture evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams
• Leads communities of practice to promote new technologies and inclusive culture
• Fosters diversity, opportunity, inclusion and respect across the team

Skills

Leadership

AI-assisted development

Java 17

Cloud architecture

Agile coaching

Secure coding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

JIRA

Maven

Git

Jenkins

GitHub

Bitbucket

Spring Framework

AWS

Job description

JPMorgan Chase in Plano, TX seeks a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to guide multiple engineering teams, coach developers, and align technical strategy with business goals.

You will drive AI-assisted engineering practices, ensure secure coding, and champion enterprise standards across the software lifecycle, from design to delivery.

This leadership role emphasizes collaboration, risk management, and delivering scalable financial technologies that enable better customer outcomes.