Senior Platform Engineer: GraphQL & Cloud Automation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Columbus to drive a scalable GraphQL platform within the Consumer & Community Banking Platform Engineering team.

You will lead architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and shape CI/CD and IaC practices while advancing secure, observable cloud-native solutions. The role emphasizes platform engineering, API design, and enterprise-grade standards, with opportunities to contribute to AI-assisted tooling and open-source initiatives.

Qualifications

• Leads engineering initiatives and architectural decisions across teams.
• Experts in containerization and orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proficient in Terraform and infrastructure-as-code for multi-environment infra.
• Deep expertise in GraphQL architecture, schema design, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with team-level monitoring through Splunk, DataDog, Dynatrace, or CloudWatch.
• Familiar with integrating AI-assisted development tools and secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Leads the design, development, and evolution of a scalable GraphQL platform used by multiple teams.
• Utilizes Docker and Kubernetes to manage large-scale workloads.
• Establishes observability standards and proactive incident detection.
• Drives CI/CD automation and infrastructure-as-code practices across engineering teams.
• Designs self-service developer experiences and API tooling.
• Contributes to open-source projects related to GraphQL and cloud-native engineering.
• Scripts and automates using Python; uses Terraform for multi-environment infra.
• Architects GraphQL and RESTful API design and standards.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring engineers

API and platform design

CI/CD automation

AI-assisted engineering awareness

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Terraform

Git/Bitbucket

Splunk

DataDog

Dynatrace

CloudWatch

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Columbus to drive a scalable GraphQL platform within the Consumer & Community Banking Platform Engineering team.

You will lead architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and shape CI/CD and IaC practices while advancing secure, observable cloud-native solutions. The role emphasizes platform engineering, API design, and enterprise-grade standards, with opportunities to contribute to AI-assisted tooling and open-source initiatives.