Senior Java Full-Stack Lead – AI-Driven Microservices

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Chicago seeks a Lead Software Engineer to advance trusted, scalable technology products in a secure, stable environment. You will contribute technically across multiple domains and drive critical solutions for the Commercial and Investment Bank.

You will lead the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices, design zero-downtime releases, and ensure robust data performance while mentoring teammates and aligning with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficiency in back-end technologies (Java and Python) with experience building microservices-based applications; proficiency also includes front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular).
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
• Use domain modeling techniques to build best-in-class business products, structuring software for clarity, testability, and evolution.
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Promptly investigate and resolve issues, ensuring they do not resurface.
• Continuously update technologies and patterns to keep systems current.
• Design and build solutions that avoid single points of failure using scalable architectural patterns.
• Design and build scalable, secure, and reliable solutions leveraging modern architectural patterns for zero-downtime releases and data performance.
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs

Skills

Java

Python

Microservices

Frontend technologies

AI-assisted development tools

Responsible AI

SQL/NoSQL databases

Agile/Scrum

CI/CD

Cloud native

Security

Tools

Lang Chain

Lang Graph

MCP

AG-UI

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Chicago seeks a Lead Software Engineer to advance trusted, scalable technology products in a secure, stable environment. You will contribute technically across multiple domains and drive critical solutions for the Commercial and Investment Bank.

You will lead the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices, design zero-downtime releases, and ensure robust data performance while mentoring teammates and aligning with enterprise standards.