Lead Software Engineer (Digital Technology)

Salary: $61,000 - 101,000 per year Requirements:

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, plus at least 5 years of applied experience
• Practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced proficiency with Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka
• Experience leading the effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools for coding, code review, testing, and troubleshooting, including setting standards to validate outputs for correctness, performance, and security
• Strong knowledge of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity, secure handling of inputs and outputs, and security and resiliency expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption
• Proficiency across the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile practices, including CI/CD, application resiliency, and security
• In-depth knowledge of financial services and related IT systems
• Practical cloud-native experience

• Design, develop, and troubleshoot creative software solutions, taking unconventional approaches where needed to address technical challenges
• Build secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others
• Lead team adoption of enterprise-approved AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes; establish validation standards and encourage reuse of effective patterns
• Use Software Development Life Cycle tools, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to increase the value of automation
• Identify opportunities to prevent or automate remediation of recurring issues and improve application and system stability
• Lead evaluations with external vendors, startups, and internal teams, assessing architectural designs, technical capabilities, and suitability for existing systems and information architecture
• Contribute as a core technical member of an agile team, delivering technology solutions across business functions in support of our objectives

• AI
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Support
• Java
• Kafka
• Security
• Spring
• Spring Boot

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We are partnering with hackajob to connect exceptional professionals with J.P. Morgan for a Lead Software Engineer role in our Digital Technology, Personalization & Insights team. We offer the opportunity to grow your career while helping us deliver secure, stable, scalable technology products. Chase serves nearly half of U.S. households and small businesses, offering financial products and services with a focus on lasting customer relationships. Our Consumer & Community Banking division supports customers with personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business lending, and payment processing. We provide a competitive total rewards package, with compensation based on role, experience, skills, and location; eligible employees may also receive incentive compensation. Benefits may include health coverage, wellness centers, retirement savings, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, and financial coaching. We value diversity and inclusion, are an equal opportunity employer, and provide reasonable accommodations.

last updated 42 week of 2026