Full Stack Sr Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in New Jersey seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to architect and deliver AI-native autonomous agentic systems across asset and wealth management, focusing on secure, scalable software. You'll guide cross-functional teams, implement multi-agent orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation pipelines, and production-grade frameworks, while coaching on responsible AI and prompt engineering.

This role shapes the strategic adoption of autonomous AI capabilities and requires

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using Java/J2EE and/or Python, hands‑on experience with agentic AI frameworks, and deep knowledge of NLP, ML, and cloud‑native AI deployment on AWS (including SageMaker and Bedrock).
• Experience leading AI‑powered products as a Product Owner or Product Manager is required, along with a strong understanding of financial services.
• Lead the integration of AI technologies into existing systems, utilizing NLP and ML frameworks to enhance client onboarding processes and improve user experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise‑authorized AI‑assisted software development tools and setting 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.

Responsibilities

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Drives adoption and governance of approved AI‑assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including AI‑assisted development and automation capabilities.
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes.
• Serves as a function‑wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus.
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firm‑wide frameworks, tools, and practices of the SDLC.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Python

Agentic AI frameworks

NLP

ML

AWS cloud-native AI deployment

Product Owner/Product Manager

Agile methodologies

Leadership

Secure coding

Tools

SageMaker

Bedrock

EC2

S3

Lambda

Job description

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products. As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Asset and Wealth Management, 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. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem‑solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications. We are seeking a visionarySenior LeadSoftware Engineer with extensive experience of applied experience in software engineering and deep expertise in advanced AI and agentic system development. This leader will be responsible for architecting and delivering AI-native, autonomous agentic AI solutions that transform client onboarding and operational workflows across the organization. The ideal candidate brings a proven track record of designing production‑grade agentic AI frameworks — including multi‑agent orchestration, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, dynamic tool‑use agents, and LLM‑powered reasoning systems — while building durable, reusable software frameworks leveraged across teams and functions. They will serve as the organization's foremost subject matter expert on agentic AI, advising cross‑functional teams on agent safety, prompt engineering, model evaluation, and responsible AI deployment, and will influence senior stakeholders across business, product, and technology on the strategic adoption of autonomous AI capabilities.

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives adoption and governance of approved AI‑assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI‑assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root‑cause analysis), while establishing measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/TLM toolchain.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI‑assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Serves as a function‑wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firm‑wide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using Java/J2EE and/or Python, hands‑on experience with agentic AI frameworks, and deep knowledge of NLP, ML, and cloud‑native AI deployment on AWS (including SageMaker and Bedrock).
• Experience leading AI‑powered products as a Product Owner or Product Manager is required, along with a strong understanding of financial services.
• Lead the integration of AI technologies into existing systems, utilizing Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML) frameworks to enhance client onboarding processes and improve user experience. Collaborate with data scientists to develop and deploy predictive models.
• Implement cloud‑based solutions on AWS, leveraging services such as EC2, S3, and Lambda. Champion agile methodologies within the team, facilitating sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, and retrospectives to ensure timely delivery of high‑quality software
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise‑authorized AI‑assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) 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 senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.
• Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex technology problems in one or more technical disciplines
• Experience leading a product as a Product Owner or Product Manager
• Ability to present and effectively communicate with Senior Leaders and Executives
• Understanding of the business, financial services is required

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Developing and refining prompt engineering and multi‑turn agent interaction design, expertise in agent observability and evaluation tooling, and domain knowledge in client onboarding processes.
• Domain knowledge, client onboarding is preferred