JPMorgan Chase
Lead Software Engineer - Java / AWS / AI
Houston, TX · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years applied experience.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads development of a unified, cloud-native platform for company screening and idea generation, delivering secure backend services, APIs, and user experiences while advancing production AI capabilities.
What you'll do
- Design and implement backend services, APIs, and UI; guide technical direction, code quality, and team mentorship.
- Build agentic capabilities with tool integration, orchestration, and production safety guardrails; lead responsible adoption of AI-assisted engineering.
- Improve data, search, cloud infrastructure, deployment safety, observability, and operational reliability.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Strong hands-on expertise in Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, and microservices; proficiency with AWS, Terraform, GitHub, and Jenkins.
- Experience leading approved AI-assisted development practices, including validation and responsible handling of sensitive data.
- Experience across the SDLC, databases, Docker and container orchestration, and monitoring/observability tools.
Tools
Java, Python, React, Spring Boot, AWS, Terraform, PostgreSQL, OpenSearch
AI focus
Develop agentic capabilities using the Smart SDK, including tool integration, orchestration, and safety and reliability guardrails. Lead responsible use of AI-assisted software development for coding, review, testing, troubleshooting, and engineering workflows.
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