Lead Software Engineer - Go / Python

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Auchentibber; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within the Core Foundational Platforms team. You will contribute as a core technical member delivering trusted, scalable technology products in a secure environment.

You will guide architecting decisions, collaborate with multiple business units, and drive reliable, efficient software delivery. The role emphasizes cloud-native development, automation, governance for human-in-the-loop AI, and strong emphasis on security and resiliency

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering.
• Experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in SDLC and CI/CD processes.
• Experience with cloud-native development and security.
• Experience governing AI-enabled development and responsible use.
• Knowledge of financial services IT landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting.
• Develops secure high-quality production code and reviews others' work.
• Improves operational stability by addressing recurring issues.
• Sets strategy for AI-enabled engineering and tooling adoption.
• Applies SDLC tools and AI-assisted automation to enhance delivery.
• Leads evaluation with vendors and internal teams on architecture.

Skills

Go

Python

React

Java

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Security

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Core Foundational Platforms team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• 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
• Sets strategy and operating standards for agentic AI-enabled engineering across a portfolio (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) to drive measurable improvements in delivery speed, reliability, and code quality (e.g., AI-orchestrated SDLC/TLM automation, release readiness gating, incident triage/root-cause acceleration, and large-scale refactoring/test modernization), while defining guardrails for validation, security, resiliency, and reuse across teams and functions.
• 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 at scale.
• 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
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity and opportunity.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) ideally including one of Go, Python, React, Java
• Proficiency in Terraform, Ansible or other 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
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Demonstrated experience designing and scaling agentic AI-enabled development patterns (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) across teams/functions, including establishing governance for human-in-the-loop validation, traceability/auditability, and secure handling of sensitive inputs/outputs.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use and control expectations at scale, including security/resiliency implications, data sensitivity, and risk-based governance; ability to advise senior leaders on safe adoption, reuse, and measurable outcomes.
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in Infrastructure Architecture designs
• Experience in AWS EKS, GCP GKE ecosystems a plus
• Knowledge of industry-wide technology trends and best practices
• Knowledge of multiple Cloud Platforms
• Proficiency in database technology such as Oracle / MS SQL / Cockroach