Lead Cloud AI/ML Engineer (Java/Python)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase invites applications for a Lead Software Engineer in Christchurch, UK, within the Corporate Global Tax Technology team. You will design, build, and secure scalable cloud-based applications while guiding AI-enabled engineering practices and modern tooling adoption.

You will mentor teams, drive high-quality production code, and collaborate across architecture and development to align solutions with business goals and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience.
• Experienced in cloud development (AWS), with a focus on application design and development.
• Experience with AI/ML model integration, Prompt engineering, LLM APIs (OpenAI, Bedrock) and Generative AI
• Advanced in Java and Python
• Strong experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and working with event-driven or serverless architectures.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Experience in Infrastructure as code (IAC) such as Terraform or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement cloud-based applications and services.
• Collaborate with architects and engineers to ensure design solutions are aligned with business goals.
• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and security.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.
• Stay up to date with emerging Cloud and AI/ML technologies and industry trends to drive innovation and continuous improvement
• Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to promote awareness and adoption of new and leading-edge technologies
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes, while establishing consistent validation standards 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
• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems

Skills

AWS

Java

Python

AI/ML integration

LLM APIs

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Security

Automation

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

AWS Certified Developer

Azure Developer

Google Professional Cloud Developer

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

JPMorganChase invites applications for a Lead Software Engineer in Christchurch, UK, within the Corporate Global Tax Technology team. You will design, build, and secure scalable cloud-based applications while guiding AI-enabled engineering practices and modern tooling adoption.

You will mentor teams, drive high-quality production code, and collaborate across architecture and development to align solutions with business goals and regulatory requirements.