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Lead Software Engineer- Java - JPA

JPMorgan Chase · jpmorganchase.com
HoustonLead / Manager5+ yrs
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A lead / manager full-time Backend Engineer role at JPMorgan Chase in Houston, asking for 5+ years of experience. Skills mentioned: Java, Spring, Microservices.

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Details

Found
34 d ago · posted 2026-10-08
Location
Houston, TX

Full description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Corporate Technology, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives. Job responsibilities • Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems • Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others • Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team. • Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation. • Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems • Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture • Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies • Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience • Extensive experience in design and development of scalable and performant microservices in java/spring/jpa • Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability • Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods • Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security. • Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices • Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle • Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security • Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.) • In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills • Applied AI experience in leveraging AI models along with AI Ops • Full stack experience preferred

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