Senior Lead Java AWS Engineer—AI-Driven Cloud

JPMorgan Chase; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

On-site wellness centers

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Discretionary incentive compensation

Equity awards

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Columbus, OH is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to drive design and delivery of secure, scalable Java services and cloud-native solutions on AWS. You will mentor teams, collaborate with product and data partners, and build analytics pipelines with Databricks and Apache Spark.

The role emphasizes leadership, strong engineering judgment, and a customer-focused mindset across distributed systems and AI-enabled workflows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Advanced Java experience with Spring Boot in a microservices architecture.
• Experience delivering production systems and cloud-native apps on AWS
• CI/CD and modern build/version control practices (Git, Maven/Gradle).
• Proficiency in automated testing and strong quality mindset.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL performance considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and delivery of scalable Java services and APIs.
• Architect and implement cloud-native solutions on AWS for reliability and cost awareness.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and design guidance.
• Collaborate with product, design, and data partners to define technical strategies.
• Build and optimize data pipelines using Databricks and Apache Spark.
• Drive CI/CD, automated testing, and secure software development practices.
• Promote AI-assisted engineering practices across teams with measurable validation.

Skills

Advanced Java

Spring Boot

AWS cloud-native

CI/CD pipelines

Automated testing

SQL/Relational databases

AI-assisted development tools

Secure coding

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Git

Maven/Gradle

Docker

Kubernetes

Databricks

Apache Spark

Job description

JPMorganChase in Columbus, OH is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to drive design and delivery of secure, scalable Java services and cloud-native solutions on AWS. You will mentor teams, collaborate with product and data partners, and build analytics pipelines with Databricks and Apache Spark.

The role emphasizes leadership, strong engineering judgment, and a customer-focused mindset across distributed systems and AI-enabled workflows.