AI/ML Software Engineering Lead

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in City of London seeks a Software Engineering Lead for its AI/ML Solutions Team to architect, design, and deliver secure, production-grade software systems.

Translate business needs into robust software and AI/ML specifications and guide a local team through Agile roadmaps. This role emphasizes mentoring engineers, integrating AI/ML techniques with Java or Python, and driving adoption of enterprise AI practices that improve quality, delivery speed, and reliability across a

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• Familiarity with agentic workflows and frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, Auto-GPT).
• Advanced proficiency in Java or Python for software system development; strong grasp of software engineering best practices, system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience integrating AI/ML techniques into software systems, including familiarity with LLMs, Generative AI, NLP, RAG, AI evals, and coding assistants.
• Managing and mentoring software engineering or AI/ML teams, with experience as a hands‑on practitioner delivering production-grade solutions.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and deliver secure, high-quality production software systems.
• Lead a local team of software engineers and applied AI/ML practitioners, driving accountability and engagement.
• Collaborate with product and business teams to set technical vision and execute strategic roadmaps for AI-driven solutions.
• Translate business requirements into robust software and AI/ML specifications, define milestones, and ensure timely delivery using Agile methodologies.
• Architect, design, and develop secure, high-quality production software systems using Java or Python, integrating AI/ML techniques.
• Identify opportunities to automate and remediate recurring issues, improving overall system reliability.
• Design experiments, implement algorithms, validate results, and productionize scalable and trustworthy AI/ML solutions.
• Drive team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes.
• Establish consistent validation standards, including secure coding, peer review, automated testing, and promote reuse of effective patterns.
• Apply knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities.

Skills

Leadership

AI/ML integration

System design

Java

Python

Agile

Mentoring

Tools

Java

Python

AWS

LangChain

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in City of London seeks a Software Engineering Lead for its AI/ML Solutions Team to architect, design, and deliver secure, production-grade software systems.

Translate business needs into robust software and AI/ML specifications and guide a local team through Agile roadmaps. This role emphasizes mentoring engineers, integrating AI/ML techniques with Java or Python, and driving adoption of enterprise AI practices that improve quality, delivery speed, and reliability across a