JPMorgan Chase
Lead Software Engineer- Java - JPA
Houston, TX · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years applied experience.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads technical design and delivery of secure, scalable Java microservices while advancing team engineering practices and responsible use of AI-assisted development tools.
What you'll do
- Designs, develops, tests, troubleshoots, and maintains high-quality production software and microservices.
- Leads team adoption of approved AI-assisted engineering tools and establishes validation standards for correctness, performance, and security.
- Improves operational stability through automation, technical evaluations, and engineering communities of practice.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Extensive experience designing and developing scalable, performant microservices using Java, Spring, and JPA.
- Hands-on experience with system design, application development, testing, operational stability, automation, and continuous delivery.
- Experience leading responsible use of approved AI-assisted development tools, including coaching engineers on safe and compliant adoption.
Nice to have
- Applied AI experience leveraging AI models along with AI Ops.
- Full stack experience.
Tools
Java, Spring, JPA, CI/CD
AI focus
Leads adoption of approved AI-assisted engineering for coding, code review, refactoring, test acceleration, troubleshooting, and incident/root-cause analysis; sets validation standards and promotes safe, compliant use. Applied AI models and AI Ops are preferred.
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