JPMorgan Chase
Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack/Java/React/Cloud Services
Houston, TX · Full-time · Posted Aug 24, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years applied experience.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads development of secure, scalable software and statistical algorithms across cloud and data platforms, while promoting validated, responsible use of AI-assisted engineering tools.
What you'll do
- Designs, develops, tests, reviews, and troubleshoots production software, including Java-based unit and integration tests.
- Implements statistical algorithms in Scala and Java on large datasets and works with AWS, Hadoop, Databricks, and Kubernetes platforms.
- Promotes approved AI-assisted engineering practices, setting standards for validating outputs and supporting secure, responsible team adoption.
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 skills in Java, J2EE, and React or Angular.
- Experience with automation and continuous delivery, relational databases and SQL, Git, Bitbucket, Maven, microservices, and REST APIs.
- Practical AWS cloud-native experience, including Spring Boot and Spring Cloud; experience leading safe, compliant use of approved AI-assisted development tools.
Nice to have
- Java 8/11/17, object-oriented design and analysis, and Big Data technologies, preferably Spark.
- Unix, shell scripting, Python, Scala, and Spark experience.
Tools
Scala, Java, React, Angular, AWS, Databricks, Kubernetes, Spring Boot
AI focus
Leads adoption of approved AI-assisted coding, code review, refactoring, testing, troubleshooting, and incident analysis; establishes validation practices for correctness, performance, security, and responsible handling of sensitive data.
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