Senior Lead Software Engineer — AI-Driven, Secure Platform

JPMorgan Chase; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Plano, TX seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to drive architecture, delivery, and automation in a secure, scalable environment. You will mentor teams, guide AI-assisted engineering practices, and collaborate across vendors and internal partners to build trusted market-leading technology products.

You will lead design reviews, champion CI/CD and cloud-native principles, and ensure rigorous security and resiliency standards while delivering high-quality production code.

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.
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s): Java, Python.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment 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.
• 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.
• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Develops secure 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, while establishing consistent validation standards and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• 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.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies

Skills

Java

Python

CI/CD

Automation

Cloud native

Responsible AI usage

Agile methodologies

SDLC

Security

Tools

AI-assisted development tools

Job description

JPMorganChase in Plano, TX seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to drive architecture, delivery, and automation in a secure, scalable environment. You will mentor teams, guide AI-assisted engineering practices, and collaborate across vendors and internal partners to build trusted market-leading technology products.

You will lead design reviews, champion CI/CD and cloud-native principles, and ensure rigorous security and resiliency standards while delivering high-quality production code.