Lead Software Engineer

Make a difference bringing hands-on leadership in building secure, cloud-native services for our customers.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Consumer & Community Banking Trust & Security Team, 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. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support secure, scalable, and resilient software solutions using Java, Spring Boot, AWS cloud technologies, and Kafka
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs, microservices, backend services, and event-driven integrations
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review, debug, and improve code written by others   
• 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.
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architecture decisions for highly available and maintainable applications
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues across applications, cloud infrastructure, eventing platforms, and integrations
• Identify opportunities to eliminate, automate, or reduce recurring issues to improve operational stability
• Drive engineering best practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, observability, resiliency, secure coding, and production readiness
• Partner with product owners, architects, engineering teams, and stakeholders to deliver solutions aligned to business priorities and control requirements
• Mentor engineers and contribute to a culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot (8 plus years)
• 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
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed backend services.
• Practical experience developing, deploying, or supporting applications using AWS cloud technologies
• Experience with Kafka or similar event-streaming platforms
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle    

• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security

• Experience developing secure production code, performing code reviews, and improving engineering standards.

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with experience improving production stability.

• Expertise with modern middleware services technologies
• Experience with containerized application delivery and Kubernetes-based platforms
• Experience with Kafka-based event-driven architecture, messaging platforms, or streaming technologies
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code or cloud deployment automation
• Experience with performance tuning, resiliency testing, monitoring, logging, and alerting
• Experience working in highly controlled or regulated technology environments
• Experience with security, identity, access, fraud, trust, risk, or customer protection platforms

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

Our Consumer & Community Banking Group depends on innovators like you to serve consumers, small businesses, municipalities and non-profits.  You'll support the delivery of award winning tools and services that cover everything from personal and small business banking as well as lending, mortgages, credit cards, payments, auto finance and investment advice. This group is also focused on developing and delivering cutting edged mobile applications, digital experiences and next generation banking technology solutions to better serve our clients and customers.