Lead Software Engineer

Role overview

Lead Software Engineer at JP Morgan

Use domain modeling techniques to build best-in-class business products.

Responsibilities

• Structure software for ease of understanding, testing, and evolution.
• Build scalable solutions that avoid single points of failure.
• Develop secure code to protect customers and the company from malicious actors.
• Investigate and resolve issues promptly, ensuring they do not resurface.
• Ensure zero downtime for end-users during releases.
• Optimize data writing and reading for our needs.
• Monitor performance and identify solutions to problems.
• Ensure systems are reliable and easy to operate.
• Continuously update technologies and patterns to keep us current.
• Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Experience with JVM-based languages (Java/Kotlin) and cloud-native solutions.
• Familiarity with open-source technologies and multi-cloud solutions.
• Ability to independently assess problems and select appropriate technologies.
• Willingness to explore new solutions while focusing on long-lasting, real-world problem-solving.
• Desire to teach and share knowledge, valuing team collaboration over individual heroics.
• Ability to adjust quickly to changing priorities and conditions.
• Long-term vision, choosing technologies and approaches based on end goals.
• High standards for personal and team performance.
• 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.
• Ethical integrity, earning and maintaining trust.
• 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 #ICBengineering #ICBcareers Out of the successful launch of Chase in 2021, we’re a new team, with a new mission.

Preferred qualifications and skills

• 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 Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: Initiative to shape your own path with a pragmatic and iterative approach.

Employment details

• Location: Bengaluru [Karnataka] [India]

Additional role details

• Out of the successful launch of Chase in 2021, we’re a new team, with a new mission.
• We’re creating products that solve real world problems and put customers at the center - all in an environment that nurtures skills and helps you realize your potential.
• Our team is key to our success.
• We’re people-first.
• We value collaboration, curiosity and commitment.
• As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Accelerator business, you are the heart of this venture, focused on getting smart ideas into the hands of our customers.
• You have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about new technology.
• By your nature, you are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy and have a head for fintech.
• You thrive in working in tribes and squads that focus on specific products and projects – and depending on your strengths and interests, you'll have the opportunity to move between them.
• While we’re looking for professional skills, culture is just as important to us.
• We understand that everyone's unique – and that diversity of thought, experience and background is what makes a good team, great.
• By bringing people with different points of view together, we can represent everyone and truly reflect the communities we serve.
• This way, there's scope for you to make a huge difference – on us as a company, and on our clients and business partners around the world.
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