JPMorgan Chase
Lead Software Engineer - Java Backend Lead +AWS
Plano, TX · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years applied experience; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads software engineering for Consumer & Community Banking, building and operating secure, scalable Java and AWS services while advancing responsible AI-assisted engineering practices across the team.
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 standards for validating outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
- Leads technical evaluations and engineering communities of practice to promote suitable technologies and reusable practices.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Experience leading approved AI-assisted software development and coaching engineers on responsible, secure, compliant use.
- Advanced programming skills in one or more languages, including J2EE/Core Java; Spring and Spring Boot experience; strong AWS experience.
- Experience with build and integration tools, Agile development, web security, system design, application development, testing, operational stability, automation, and continuous delivery.
Nice to have
- In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and its IT systems.
- Practical cloud-native experience.
Tools
J2EE, Core Java, Java 17, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, AWS, Maven, Jenkins
AI focus
Leads adoption of approved AI-assisted coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting, and automation; sets validation standards and coaches on responsible use, data sensitivity, and secure handling of inputs and outputs.
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