JPMorgan Chase
Lead Software Engineer - Backend Java, AWS
Wilmington, DE · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years applied experience.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads backend software engineering in an agile Commercial and Investment Bank team, building and operating secure, stable, and scalable technology products while advancing responsible AI-assisted engineering practices.
What you'll do
- Designs, develops, troubleshoots, reviews, and debugs production software; improves application stability through automation.
- Leads team adoption of approved AI-assisted engineering tools and establishes validation practices for correctness, performance, security, and responsible use.
- Evaluates architectural designs and technology solutions with vendors and internal teams.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Hands-on experience with system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
- Advanced Java experience; Spring Boot and AWS required.
- Experience leading approved AI-assisted software development and understanding responsible AI use, agile methodologies, CI/CD, resiliency, security, financial services IT systems, and cloud-native practices.
Nice to have
- Banking or financial services experience is desired but not required.
Tools
Java, Spring Boot, AWS, CI/CD
AI focus
Leads adoption of approved AI-assisted coding, code review, refactoring, test acceleration, troubleshooting, and incident/root-cause analysis; sets standards for validating outputs and safe, compliant use.
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