Senior Lead Software Engineer - Secure, Scalable API Leader

Testing Site - JPMC; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Plano, TX is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join an agile team shaping trusted technology products that are secure, scalable, and innovative. You will guide architecture, influence design decisions, and champion modern SDLC practices.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of API-first development, strong multi-language skills (C#, C++, Go, Python, Java), and hands-on experience with cloud-native systems and security considerations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building high-performance API-first services.
• Experience delivering system design, development, testing, and operations.
• Proficiency in multiple languages: C#, C++, Go, Python, Java.
• Deep knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS inspection, and API gateway patterns.
• Experience building scalable distributed systems in cloud-native environments.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical guidance to business and tech teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews code written by others.
• Drives decisions that influence product design, application functionality, and operations.
• 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 SDLC frameworks, tools, and practices.
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to adopt leading-edge technologies.
• Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

Skills

API‑first services

Distributed systems

Cloud

C#

C++

Go

Python

Java

Problem solving

Security/compliance

Education

CS/CE/Math degree

Job description

JPMorganChase in Plano, TX is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join an agile team shaping trusted technology products that are secure, scalable, and innovative. You will guide architecture, influence design decisions, and champion modern SDLC practices.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of API-first development, strong multi-language skills (C#, C++, Go, Python, Java), and hands-on experience with cloud-native systems and security considerations.