Lead AI Governance Engineer for Secure, Scalable Systems

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in London is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within Enterprise Technology.

You will be a core technical contributor, leading design, development, and delivery of trusted market-leading tech products in a secure, scalable way. You will drive AI-assisted engineering practices, oversee SDLC tooling, ensure secure coding, and mentor teams as you collaborate across business functions to align technology with the firm’s objectives.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts with 5+ years experience across NAMR/APAC – India/ LATAM/ Hong Kong
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced experience leading the use of approved AI-assisted software development tools 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

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
• 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

Skills

Programming languages

AI-assisted development tools

Responsible AI in engineering

SDLC proficiency

CI/CD & Agile

Cloud native

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in London is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within Enterprise Technology.

You will be a core technical contributor, leading design, development, and delivery of trusted market-leading tech products in a secure, scalable way. You will drive AI-assisted engineering practices, oversee SDLC tooling, ensure secure coding, and mentor teams as you collaborate across business functions to align technology with the firm’s objectives.