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Lead Software Engineer- Java/Python/AWS

The Lead Software Engineer will design, build, and maintain secure, scalable technology products within the Data Technology space. They will provide technical leadership, drive AI-assisted engineering practices, and ensure operational stability across the SDLC.

Jersey City, New Jersey, United StatesonsiteFULL_TIME

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About the role

What will you do at JPMorganChase?

Requisition Title

Lead Software Engineer – Java/Python/AWS

Description

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Consumer & Community Banking

(CCB) in the Data Technology space, you will help enhance, build, and deliver

secure, stable, and scalable technology products. You will drive meaningful

business impact through deep technical expertise, strong engineering judgment,

and hands-on delivery across multiple technologies and applications.

Job Responsibilities

* Provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its

technical teams, contractors, and vendors.

* Develops secure, high-quality production code; reviews and debugs code

written by others.

* Drives adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices

to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., code

review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root-cause

analysis).

* Establishes measurable validation standards for AI-assisted workflows (e.g.,

secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promotes reuse of proven

patterns and automation across the SDLC/toolchain.

* Influences product design, application functionality, and technical

operations/processes through architecture and engineering decisions.

* Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more focus areas.

* Contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide SDLC

frameworks, tools, and practices.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

* Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+

years of applied experience.

* Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development,

testing, and operational stability.

* Advanced in one or more programming languages (Java, Python, or Go) with

strong AWS experience.

* Strong experience with AWS services to host APIs, run standalone

applications, enable inter-application messaging, and implement event-driven

services.

* Experience organizing Terraform workspaces and developing Terraform code

(IaC).

* Experience designing and developing microservices and backend services.

* Experience designing backend data models and working with databases.

* Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized

AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., coding, code review, test

acceleration, troubleshooting), including setting 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

senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.

* Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little

to no oversight.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

* Experience with messaging systems.

* Experience with Docker and containerization best practices; experience with

CI/CD tools and pipeline automation.

* Understanding of security best practices and secure coding principles.

* Experience with test-driven development (TDD), automated testing frameworks,

and modern API design patterns.

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

[https://careers.jpmorgan.com/us/en/how-we-hire/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.

Which skills does this role require?

JavaPythonGoAWSTerraformMicroservicesSystem designApplication developmentIaCDatabase managementAI-assisted engineeringCloud computingDatabaseSoftware development life cycleArtificial intelligenceAgileBackend servicesCode reviewRefactoringIncident analysisEvent-driven architectureTechnical leadershipData modelingEngineeringREST APIs

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