Lead Software Engineer - AI-Driven Infra & Security

JP Morgan Chase; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within Infrastructure Platforms to advance secure, scalable technology across the firm. You will be a core technical contributor driving critical solutions across multiple domains and collaborating with agile teams to deliver trusted market-leading products.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development, secure coding practices, and end-to-end SDLC ownership, with a focus on resiliency and security in a financial services context.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, development, testing and operational stability.
• Advanced knowledge in one or more programming languages.
• Experience with AI-assisted software development tools and code review.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI in engineering workflows.
• Proficiency across the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Experience with agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry 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, while establishing consistent validation standards and promoting reuse of effective patterns.
• 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.

Job description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within Infrastructure Platforms to advance secure, scalable technology across the firm. You will be a core technical contributor driving critical solutions across multiple domains and collaborating with agile teams to deliver trusted market-leading products.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development, secure coding practices, and end-to-end SDLC ownership, with a focus on resiliency and security in a financial services context.