Full Stack Lead Software Engineer
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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the CDAS DataCore Engineering 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
- Lead the design and development of React-based micro-frontend applications and shared UI frameworks.
- Own and drive system design and architecture decisions (scalability, resiliency, observability, security, and maintainability).
- Design and build container-based, scalable backend services using Python (Fast API) and modern API patterns.
- Develops secure and 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.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
- Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
- 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
In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems Practical cloud native experience
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Design and development of React-based micro-frontend applications and shared UI frameworks.
- Experience in system design and architecture decisions (scalability, resiliency, observability, security, and maintainability).
- Design and build container-based, scalable backend services using Python (FastAPI) and modern API patterns.
- Build and integrate services with AWS RDS (PostgreSQL), including schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning.
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