Lead Python Engineer – AI-Driven Automation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 157,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer specializing in Python and automation to help design, build, and optimize secure, scalable software within the Corporate Sector. You will contribute to AI-assisted development practices, mentoring engineers and advancing SDLC quality across distributed systems.

The role demands deep expertise in Python, modern data stores, and cloud-native concepts, with collaboration across product, engineering, and risk teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience delivering production-grade Python applications.
• Experience with distributed systems and modern data stores.
• Experience leading AI-assisted development practices.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, testing, and security.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver solutions across the storage product domain.
• Build secure, high-quality production software in Python with testing and performance tuning.
• Lead adoption of enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and grow engineering standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to refine requirements and deliver outcomes.
• Perform root-cause analysis and drive long-term fixes.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

Django

AI-assisted tooling

Distributed systems

CI/CD

AWS

Security

Code review

Tools

RabbitMQ

CockroachDB

Containers

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer specializing in Python and automation to help design, build, and optimize secure, scalable software within the Corporate Sector. You will contribute to AI-assisted development practices, mentoring engineers and advancing SDLC quality across distributed systems.

The role demands deep expertise in Python, modern data stores, and cloud-native concepts, with collaboration across product, engineering, and risk teams.