Senior Lead Software Engineer — AI‑Driven, Secure Cloud Apps

JPMorgan Chase; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer in Columbus, OH. You will contribute to an agile team building trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable environment.

Expect leadership in design decisions, AI-assisted tooling, and robust production systems. The role emphasizes hands-on development, security, and SDLC governance across cloud-native, microservices, and frontend technologies while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Hands on Experience with development, deployment, and support of large-scale distributed applications in a mission-critical production environment.
• Proficiency in Java, Spring frameworks, REST API, Cloud, Micro services is required along with expert knowledge of Restful Web Services, WebSockets/JSON and security with OAUTH2, LDAP, ADFS, HTTPS/WSS
• Expert knowledge of developing web applications with ReactJS, HTML5, CSS3, TypeScript, Material UI, Responsive web applications with Bootstrap
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authored AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) 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; experience coaching senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods ; Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems ; Practical cloud native experience

Responsibilities

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Drives adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root-cause analysis), while establishing measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/TLM toolchain.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle

Skills

Java

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

AI-assisted development

ReactJS

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Spring frameworks

REST API

WebSockets/JSON

OAuth2

LDAP

ADFS

TypeScript

Material UI

Bootstrap

Cloud

Job description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer in Columbus, OH. You will contribute to an agile team building trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable environment.

Expect leadership in design decisions, AI-assisted tooling, and robust production systems. The role emphasizes hands-on development, security, and SDLC governance across cloud-native, microservices, and frontend technologies while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact