Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java/AWS/Python

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Plano, Texas, is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to guide an agile team in delivering trusted, market-leading technology products within Corporate Technology.

You will drive end-to-end design, development, and delivery in a secure, scalable environment. The role emphasizes AI-assisted engineering practices, cloud-native development in AWS, and leadership of high-performing engineers.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• 10+ years hands-on experience in software development.
• Experience with Java, Python, AWS (EKS, S3, Lambda, EMR) and Terraform.
• Experience leading AI-assisted software development tools and validating outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Cloud security and infrastructure experience in AWS is required.
• Streaming systems knowledge (Kafka) and end-to-end delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and debugging with the ability to tackle complex problems.
• Leads adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality and delivery speed.
• Applies SDLC tools and automation capabilities to improve value delivered by automation.
• Develops secure production code and mentors others in code health.
• Drives operational stability by identifying remediation opportunities and automating them.

Skills

Team leadership

Agile methodologies

Problem solving

Education

Formal software engineering training or certification

Tools

Java

Python

AWS

Terraform

Kafka

CI/CD tooling

Databricks

Job description

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Corporate Technology, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Job responsibilities:

• 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
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) 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.
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
• Leading and managing a high performing team of software engineers

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in the software industry, specializing in Java, Python, AWS (including EKS, S3, Lambda, EMR), and Terraform.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (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 engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
• Strong exposure to security and infrastructure within cloud environments.
• Practical cloud-native development experience specifically in AWS, with a focus on designing and delivering robust solutions.
• Demonstrated expertise in software design principles and complete end-to-end, hands-on delivery.
• Experience in streaming systems such as Kafka.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, including 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.).
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems.
• Proficiency in Data Engineering concepts and related technologies such as AWS EMR and Databricks. Certifications is a plus