Lead Software Engineer

RiseMe; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design, build, and operate foundational cloud infrastructure enabling data scientists and ML engineers to develop, train, and deploy AI solutions. You will drive platform reliability, scalability, and automation while leading cross-functional collaboration to solve complex infra challenges.

The role emphasizes secure, production-grade Python/Java code, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures across AWS and other clouds, with a

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.

Responsibilities

• Builds and maintains reusable AI/ML platform infrastructure and shared services to support development, deployment, and operations at scale.
• Architects, deploys, and operates secure cloud and container-based environments for training and inference, including GPU-intensive workloads.
• Design and implement platform tooling, automation, and infrastructure-as-code solutions to streamline model deployment, environment provisioning, release management, and operational support.
• Develops and maintains production-grade services, APIs, SDK integrations, and workflows that support model training, serving, evaluation pipelines, and AI application lifecycle management.
• Partners with data science, ML engineering, and application teams to translate model and compute requirements into platform standards and deployment patterns.
• Optimizes platform reliability, scalability, latency, and cost through orchestration, scheduling, and hardware acceleration.
• Establishes operational best practices including monitoring, logging, observability, access controls, incident response, and production troubleshooting.
• Supports enterprise LLM operationalization, including fine-tuning workflows, inference Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• 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.

Skills

Python

Java

Distributed systems

Platform architecture

DevOps

AI/ML platform experience

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS (EKS)

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 Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Corporate - AIML Data Platforms team , you will design, build, and operate the foundational cloud infrastructure that enables data scientists and machine learning engineers to develop, train, and deploy intelligent solutions across the firm. In this role you will serve as a technical leader, driving platform reliability, scalability, and automation while collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex infrastructure challenges. Your work will directly accelerate the firm’s AI/ML capabilities, enabling faster experimentation and production-grade deployments that create measurable business impact.

Job Responsibilities

• Builds and maintains reusable AI/ML platform infrastructure and shared services to support development, deployment, and operations at scale.
• Architects, deploys, and operates secure cloud and container-based environments for training and inference, including GPU-intensive workloads.
• Design and implement platform tooling, automation, and infrastructure-as-code solutions to streamline model deployment, environment provisioning, release management, and operational support.
• Develops and maintains production-grade services, APIs, SDK integrations, and workflows that support model training, serving, evaluation pipelines, and AI application lifecycle management.
• Partners with data science, ML engineering, and application teams to translate model and compute requirements into platform standards and deployment patterns.
• Optimizes platform reliability, scalability, latency, and cost through orchestration, scheduling, and hardware acceleration.
• Establishes operational best practices including monitoring, logging, observability, access controls, incident response, and production troubleshooting.
• Supports enterprise LLM operationalization, including fine-tuning workflows, inference Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• 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.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Experience delivering secure, production-quality code in Python or Java.
• Strong foundations in distributed systems, microservices, and platform architecture/design principles.
• Proven ability to architect and operate cloud-native infrastructure on AWS (compute, networking, storage, security) and other major clouds.
• Demonstrated expertise with infrastructure-as-code tooling, specifically Terraform, in large-scale cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes, including AWS EKS operations.
• Experience building or supporting production AI/ML platforms (training, deployment, and model serving/inference), including GPU infrastructure/tooling.
• Strong DevOps/platform engineering practices: CI/CD, release automation, automated testing, and observability (monitoring/logging/tracing).
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and data integration; strong Linux, scripting, and networking fundamentals.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (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 engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Proficiency in Go or Python for automation, tooling development, or platform service implementation.
• Experience with MLOps frameworks and tools such as Kubeflow, MLflow, or similar AI/ML lifecycle management platforms.
• Working knowledge of ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, scikit-learn) for model integration and operationalization.
• Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures and platform portability strategies.

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.