Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software EngineerWe have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer & Community Banking, 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 ResponsibilitiesExecutes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problemsDevelops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by othersIdentifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systemsLeads the design and implementation of complex features, ensuring API contracts and backward compatibility.Owns production readiness by defining SLOs, driving observability, and reducing MTTR through durable fixes and runbooks.Writes high-quality code across backend and frontend, and rigorously review code from peers.Applies database best practices to optimize latency and throughput for user-facing experiences.Integrates privacy-safe AI tools to accelerate development tasks, maintaining human-in-the-loop review and CI quality gates.Establishes governance for AI use, track measurable outcomes, and ensure security and reliability are not compromised.Collaborates across engineering, product, and design teams to deliver holistic solutions and drive clarity of outcomes.Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respectRequired Qualifications, Capabilities, and SkillsFormal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 10+ years of applied experience, including leading delivery for a squad or stream of work.B.S. Computer Science/Engineering or related field.Proficiency in Java and Spring Boot development, SQL, SNS, SQS, and KafkaAWS and cloud-native services (e.g., ECS/EKS/Lambda, API Gateway, RDS/DynamoDB/CassandraDB, S3, CloudWatch, IAM)Proficiency in Javascript, HTML 5, CSS3Hands-on experience in system design, RESTful JSON API design, micro services, application development, testing strategy, and operational stability within large, distributed corporate environments.Hands-on experience across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including CI/CD pipelines automated testingUnderstanding of security and resiliency: OSWASP Top 10, 0Auth2/OIDC, secrets management, encryption in transit/at rest; resilient integration patterns: timeouts, retries, circuit breakers, bulkheads.Ability to lead design reviews, guide architectural decisions, and mentor engineers.AI-led development: operational experience integrating approved AI assistants into development workflows with governance, human review, and measurable outcomes.Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and SkillsExperience in.NET/C#Experience in Typescript and ReactTravel or hospitality domain experience, especially with booking flows, inventory consistency, and resilient integrations.Experience introducing evaluation frameworks for AI-assisted development or AI features (offline metrics, canarying, telemetry, drift detection).Familiarity with frontend performance and accessibility practices.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/VeteransOur 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.