Lead Software Engineer
Company: JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Location: Houston
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
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 JPMorgan Chase within the
Wholesale Credit Risk team, 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 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, equity, inclusion, and respect Required qualifications,
capabilities, and skills Formal training or certification on
software engineering concepts and 5 years applied experience
Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application
development, testing, and operational stability Advanced in Java
with proven experience in developing and maintaining complex
software systems Experience with Apache Spark and Apache Kafka,
with the ability to integrate and utilize these technologies within
software solutions Experience with Kubernetes and Docker,
leveraging them for containerization and orchestration Demonstrated
leadership experience, with the ability to lead and mentor a team
of software engineers while remaining hands-on with coding and
development tasks. Strong system design and architecture design
skills, with the ability to create scalable and efficient software
architectures Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery
methods 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.) Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Experience with SQL for database querying and management In-depth
knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
Hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies
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