Java Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co. • Columbus, OH

4d • $123,500 - $175,000

About The Position

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Asset & Wealth Management, you will contribute to an agile team enhancing, building, and delivering secure, stable, scalable technology products. You will develop critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas and business functions in support of firm objectives. The role combines hands-on software engineering with technical leadership, including promoting responsible use of approved AI-assisted engineering tools and evaluating potential technology solutions.

Requirements

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience for NAMR/APAC (India), LATAM, or Hong Kong; advanced applied experience for EMEA or LATAM-Brazil; Singapore follows local country guidance.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools, including setting team expectations for validating outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity, secure handling of inputs and outputs, resiliency, and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption.
• Proficiency across all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, including CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and its IT systems.
• Practical cloud-native experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and troubleshoot creative software solutions, including approaches beyond routine methods to solve technical problems.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review and debug code written by others.
• Lead team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes.
• Set consistent validation standards for AI-assisted work, including secure coding, peer review, and automated testing, and promote reuse of effective patterns.
• Use Software Development Life Cycle tools, including authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value of automation.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate recurring issue remediation to improve application and system stability.
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability to existing systems and information architecture.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package, including base salary determined by role, experience, skill set, and location.
• Eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation in cash and/or forfeitable equity.
• Comprehensive health care coverage.
• On-site health and wellness centers.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Backup childcare.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Mental health support.
• Financial coaching.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed