Lead Software Engineer - Java

JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase · Banking · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Consumer & Community Banking

Lead Software Engineer role focused on enhancing and delivering technology products within JPMorgan Wealth Management. The role emphasizes driving team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices, applying knowledge of AI tools in the SDLC, and leading evaluation sessions for new technologies. Requires strong Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and AWS experience, along with demonstrated experience leading the use of AI-assisted development tools and understanding responsible AI use.

What you'd actually do

  1. 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
  2. Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

Skills

Required

  • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
  • Experience building software using AI tools like Claud Code, Github Co-pilot etc.
  • Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
  • Hands on experience in Java, Spring boot, Microservices, AWS
  • Proficient in coding in one or more languages
  • Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
  • 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
  • Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
  • Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
  • Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with modern front-end technologies - Springboot, Java, React.js, JS, HTML, CSS, Git, Rest
  • Exposure to cloud technologies -AWS, TerraForm

What the JD emphasized

  • AI-assisted engineering practices
  • AI-assisted code review/refactoring
  • AI-assisted development and automation capabilities
  • responsible AI use in engineering workflows
  • set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
  • coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices