Lead Software Engineer (UI Developer Lead)

Company: JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Location: Plano
Posted on: April 2, 2026

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 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: Lead the definition, design, and development of major new features for both current and future products, ensuring timely completion. Conduct code reviews with peers, fostering a collaborative environment where learning and contribution are mutual. Address complex engineering and user experience challenges, providing elegant and seamless solutions. Take ownership of web application features and areas that will impact business users. Collaborate with engineering team members to explore innovative solutions and share knowledge. Work closely with user experience designers, product managers, and other engineers to deliver new features, enhancements, platform improvements, and bug fixes. Partner with fellow engineers to write testable, reliable code and continuously deploy to production systems. Engage in a culture of learning through design discussions and code reviews. Deploy, monitor, and operate large-scale production systems distributed globally. Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with 5 years of applied experience. Strong foundation in Computer Science, with expertise in data structures, algorithms, and software design. In-depth technical knowledge of responsive design and JavaScript frameworks such as React, Angular, Ember, and Node.js. Proficient in web application development with a strong command of browser-side client technologies, including AJAX, HTML5, CSS3, TypeScript, and object-oriented JavaScript. Expertise in software development principles, including design patterns, code structure, programming languages, continuous integration, and deployment architecture. Experience with web technologies like Webpack, Superagent, Babel, Web Vitals, Redux Toolkit, Atomic CSS, Storybook, JSON, and REST APIs. Expertise in Web application CI/CD Expert knowledge of web application performance, stability, and debugging. Ability to work effectively with diverse, geographically dispersed teams. Strong communication skills, with a friendly and constructive approach under stress. Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: Experience with Cloud/Kubernetes. Familiarity with Scrum, Squad, or similar agile development methodologies. Familiarity with test-driven development and unit/UI test frameworks such as Jest, Selenium, WebdriverIO, React Testing Library, Mock Service Worker, and Playwright is a plus. Recommend alternative approaches to complex problems and leverage new technologies to achieve objectives.

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