Lead Software Engineer - UI

Job Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and modernization of enterprise React web apps aligned to the SALT (or equivalent) design system.
• Convert UX research, wireframes, and prototypes into accessible, responsive, consistent UI experiences.
• 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.
• Define frontend architecture, standards, and reusable component libraries; drive best practices across products.
• Build reliable data-consumption patterns and integrations (REST/GraphQL) with pagination/caching/retries, clear UI states, and actionable error handling.
• Deliver performant, scalable analytics/reporting experiences; continuously improve performance and maintainability.
• Implement secure-by-design UI patterns and AuthN/AuthZ integration (SSO/OAuth/OIDC, RBAC) with strong dependency hygiene.
• Ensure observability and operational excellence (frontend monitoring, API triage, incident response, postmortems).
• Collaborate with Product, UX, data engineers, and software engineers to translate business needs into strong technical solutions.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, coaching, and knowledge sharing; evaluate emerging frontend and AI-assisted delivery practices to improve adoption and efficiency.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience building enterprise applications.
• 3+ years providing technical leadership (team lead, lead engineer, or similar).
• Expert proficiency in React with strong JavaScript/TypeScript and HTML5/CSS.
• Experience implementing enterprise UIs using the SALT Design System (or a comparable enterprise design system).
• Experience integrating frontend applications with REST APIs.
• Strong grasp of frontend architecture, state management, and reusable component design.
• Experience partnering closely with UX designers to deliver intuitive, accessible user experiences.
• Experience working effectively in Agile delivery teams.
• Excellent communication, mentoring, and leadership skills; able to influence technical direction without direct authority.
• Demonstrated experience using approved AI-assisted software development tools (coding, code review/refactoring, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with clear validation standards for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• UX partnership depth: working closely with UX designers/researchers, iterating based on feedback, and elevating usability for data-heavy consumer workflows.
• Experience building consumer-aligned “data product” UIs (self-service dashboards/portals, metric exploration, data catalog/lineage surfacing, or operational reporting interfaces).
• Familiarity with Node.js “backend-for-frontend” patterns, logging, and request tracing.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical solution design.

About Us

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

About The Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.