Sr. Lead Software Engineer - AWS/AI Engineer

Aumni; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Columbus, OH seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to drive cloud-native solutions and platform evolution. You will lead design, security, and scalability efforts across distributed services, mentor engineers, and champion modern engineering practices.

Responsibilities span architecture decisions, code review, and AI-assisted tooling adoption to boost quality, speed, and resilience. Strong cloud & software design expertise required.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience and 2+ years of experience leading engineers to plan, deliver, and resolve complex technical items within your domain of expertise
• Hands-on experience with system design, application development, testing, and production operations for distributed services
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Go, Python, Java, or TypeScript
• Experience migrating complex applications to the public cloud (IaC developer, SRE and Acceleration roles)
• Experience delivering in an Agile environment using practices such as continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/DC), and Scrum
• Strong understanding of software design principles and patterns, with experience implementing modular monolith and microservices architectures
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs and outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud-native software solutions using modern technology stacks to deliver highly available, performant, and resilient products
• Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others to improve reliability and maintainability
• Drive decisions that influence product design, application functionality, and operational processes across the engineering lifecycle
• Serve as a subject matter expert in one or more focus areas (for example: public cloud engineering, platform engineering, or infrastructure as code)
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge-sharing sessions to strengthen team capabilities and delivery consistency
• Influence peers and project stakeholders to adopt leading engineering practices and technologies that improve measurable outcomes
• Drive adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes

Skills

Cloud leadership

Programming languages

AI-assisted development

Mentoring

CI/CD

Tools

Terraform

React

AWS

IaC

Job description

Join a technology team where your engineering leadership directly improves customer and colleague experiences through resilient, secure, cloud-enabled products. This role is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Job Summary As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Consumer & Community Banking Technology, you drive meaningful outcomes by building and evolving secure, scalable platforms and services. You apply deep technical expertise and leadership to solve complex engineering problems, accelerate cloud adoption, and raise the quality bar through strong design and engineering practices.

Job responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud-native software solutions using modern technology stacks to deliver highly available, performant, and resilient products
• Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others to improve reliability and maintainability
• Drive decisions that influence product design, application functionality, and operational processes across the engineering lifecycle
• Serve as a subject matter expert in one or more focus areas (for example: public cloud engineering, platform engineering, or infrastructure as code)
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge-sharing sessions to strengthen team capabilities and delivery consistency
• Influence peers and project stakeholders to adopt leading engineering practices and technologies that improve measurable outcomes
• Drive adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (for example: AI-assisted code review and refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, and incident root-cause analysis), while establishing measurable validation standards and promoting reuse
• Apply knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience and 2+ years of experience leading engineers to plan, deliver, and resolve complex technical items within your domain of expertise
• Hands-on experience with system design, application development, testing, and production operations for distributed services
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Go, Python, Java, or TypeScript
• Experience migrating complex applications to the public cloud (IaC developer, SRE and Acceleration roles)
• Experience delivering in an Agile environment using practices such as continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/DC), and Scrum
• Strong understanding of software design principles and patterns, with experience implementing modular monolith and microservices architectures
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (for example: coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set 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 and outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching senior engineers and leads on compliant usage patterns and controls

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Experience designing and maintaining API-based and event-driven architectures
• Advanced experience building and operating cloud-native solutions on Amazon Web Services
• Strong hands-on experience with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code patterns (including modules, policies, and environment promotion)
• Experience with modern front-end development using React
• Experience defining observability standards (metrics, logs, traces) and operational readiness practices for production services

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We’re proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction. Drive significant business impact and tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications