JPMorgan Chase
Lead Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure
Houston, TX · Full-time · Posted Jul 1, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years applied experience.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads cloud infrastructure engineering for the Athena platform, helping transform it into a resilient, scalable cloud architecture and improving developer experience and operational stability.
What you'll do
- Align technical strategy across partner teams and deliver a coherent experience for Athena Developers.
- Design, develop, and troubleshoot software solutions while supporting the Athena Core Platform’s cloud transformation.
- Improve operational stability through automation and lead adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices with consistent validation standards.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Working knowledge of load balancing and service orchestration in on-premises and public cloud environments; practical cloud-native and Kubernetes experience.
- Proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages such as Python or Java; in-depth knowledge of Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform.
- Experience leading approved AI-assisted software development tools and coaching engineers on responsible, secure use and validation of AI outputs.
Nice to have
- Experience running Kubernetes (AWS EKS) at large scale for financial organizations.
- Experience with public cloud platforms, ideally AWS; DevOps experience is an advantage.
Tools
Python, Java, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS EKS, AWS, CI/CD
AI focus
Leads adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development for coding, code review, refactoring, test acceleration, troubleshooting, and incident/root-cause analysis; establishes validation standards and promotes responsible, secure use.
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