Lead Software Engineer

J.P. Morgan; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase's CDAO AI/ML Data Platform team is hiring a Lead Software Engineer to shape trusted, scalable technology products in a secure environment. You will guide an agile team, drive architecture, and deliver production-grade systems.

You will mentor engineers, ensure AI-assisted tooling governance, and oversee 24x7 online services. Strong experience with Rust/Java/Go/C++, system design, and enterprise software is required.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Strong core engineering skills: hands-on coding and system design for modern enterprise systems.
• Proficiency in Rust, Java, Go, or C++.
• Experience leading enterprise AI-assisted software development tooling with codified validation and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows and security considerations.
• Track record building and operating 24x7, tier-1 online services.
• Hands-on delivery across system design, development, testing, and operations.
• Ability to tackle design problems independently with minimal oversight.

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 AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operations, with measurable validation standards
• Applies knowledge of SDLC tools and AI-assisted development and automation to improve value
• Drives decisions influencing product design, functionality, and operations
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Contributes to engineering community by advocating firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices
• Influences peers to adopt leading-edge technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, inclusion, and respect
• Builds and operates 24x7, tier-1 online services

Skills

Rust

Java

Go

C++

Software design

Production code quality

AI-assisted tooling

Security & resiliency

Leadership

Education

Software engineering certification or degree

Tools

Enterprise SDLC tools

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 JPMorganChase within the CDAO's AI/ML Data Platform's 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. 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.

Job 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 (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 firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies
• Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
• Build and operate 24x7, tier-1 online services

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Strong core engineering skills: hands-on coding and system design for modern enterprise systems.
• Proficiency in one or more of the following languages: Rust, Java, Go, C++
• 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.
• Proven track record building and operating 24x7, tier-1 online services.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with open-source projects in the OLAP/data stack: Apache DataFusion, DuckDB, Apache Arrow Flight SQL.