Senior Mobile Tech Lead: Scalable, Secure Apps

J.P. Morgan; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

On-site health centers

Retirement plan

Backup childcare

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join a fast-moving agile team in Consumer & Community Banking. You will guide mobile app development for iOS and Android, drive secure, scalable solutions, and partner with UX designers to deliver high-quality features.

Leveraging deep technical knowledge, you will influence product design, tooling, and CI/CD pipelines while maintaining strong collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Experience in system design, application development, testing, and maintaining operational stability.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language relevant to mobile development.
• Strong knowledge of mobile development frameworks, including iOS (Swift, Objective-C, UIKit, Cocoa) and Android (Java, Kotlin).
• Familiarity with iOS design patterns (MVVM, MVC, MVP, VIPER, etc.).
• Experience integrating native features such as Camera, Push Notifications, GPS, CoreML, and VisionKit.
• Understanding of mobile application security, including device registration, biometrics, encryption, and data protection.
• Experience with API integration and use of development tools like Xcode.
• Knowledge of OAuth, SSO, and NFC technologies.
• Experience building and releasing apps to the App Store or enterprise stores using CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency with Git, source code management, and Agile software development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and support to business teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code; review and debug code written by others.
• Make decisions that impact product design, application functionality, and technical operations.
• Advise peers and project stakeholders on the adoption of new technologies.
• Develop mobile applications for iOS using Swift, SwiftUI, and Objective-C.
• Develop mobile applications for Android using Java and Kotlin.
• Optimize applications for various mobile devices, including iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Android devices.
• Work on large-scale mobile apps, implementing complex front-end solutions and automated testing.
• Collaborate with UX designers to prototype and implement new features for improved user experiences.
• Optimize mobile applications for speed, reliability, and scalability; follow Agile practices such as Scrum and Continuous Delivery.
• Support Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices to ensure excellent user experience and system performance.

Skills

Mobile development

iOS (Swift/Obj-C)

Android (Java/Kotlin)

Git & workflows

API integration

CI/CD pipelines

App Store deployment

OAuth/SSO/NFC

Agile/Scrum

Security & data protection

Education

Software engineering training or degree

Tools

Xcode

Job description

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join a fast-moving agile team in Consumer & Community Banking. You will guide mobile app development for iOS and Android, drive secure, scalable solutions, and partner with UX designers to deliver high-quality features.

Leveraging deep technical knowledge, you will influence product design, tooling, and CI/CD pipelines while maintaining strong collaboration with cross-functional teams.