Lead Software Engineer - AI and Automation

JPMorganChase; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - AI and Automation within Corporate Technology. You will join an agile team to design, build, and deliver trusted tech products in a secure, scalable way while serving as a core technical contributor across multiple business areas.

You will own full lifecycle of automation/AI initiatives, implement observability and governance, and drive enterprise AI-enabled engineering practices with an emphasis on security, reliability, and performance.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering with 5+ years of experience.
• Hands-on system design, development, testing, and operations.
• Proficiency in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or SQL.
• Experience with AI-assisted software development tools and secure coding practices.
• Strong understanding of agile methods, CI/CD, and security expectations.

Responsibilities

• Executes innovative software solutions and troubleshoots complex problems.
• Develops secure, production-grade code and reviews peers’ work.
• Drives adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices for higher quality and speed.
• Leads with external vendors and internal teams on architectural designs.
• Owns full lifecycle of multiple automation/AI initiatives and deployments.
• Builds services and workflows that integrate with infrastructure platforms.
• Develops agentic AI solutions with guardrails and validation.
• Defines observability, SLOs, alerts, and incident playbooks.
• Acts as a technical advisor on architecture decisions and tradeoffs.

Skills

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Go

SQL

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Security

Agile methodologies

Leadership

Tools

AI-assisted development tools

Code review tooling

Observability tooling

Job description

Job Description

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

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 - AI and Automation at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Technology - Infrastructure Management AI and Automation Solutions Engineering team, you are an integral part of an agile software engineering team that works to design, 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
• 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.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• 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
• Owns the full software lifecycle for multiple automation/AI initiatives: design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support
• Develops services and workflows that integrate with infrastructure platforms and operational tooling (APIs, events, job runners, control planes)
• Engineers agentic AI solutions that safely automate tasks (tool use, workflow execution, validation, guardrails, fallbacks)
• Defines and implement observability (metrics, logs, traces), SLOs, alerting, and incident playbook
• Acts as a technical advisor across the team: architecture reviews, design decisions, and tradeoff discussions

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s): Python, JavaScript/Typescript, Go, or SQL
• 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
• Strong proficiency in Python and experience building services and automation frameworks; working knowledge of JavaScript for tooling/UI/integrations
• Strong SQL skills and experience designing data models and working with relational databases
• Hands-on experience deploying and operating workloads on Kubernetes (deployments, services, scaling, configuration, troubleshooting)
• Demonstrated technical leadership as a senior IC (leading designs, driving delivery, and influencing across teams).
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• SRE and/or DevOps experience, including production operations, incident response, and reliability engineering practices
• Experience building automation for infrastructure/operations (orchestration, remediation, self-service, runbooks-as-code)
• Experience with agentic AI frameworks and model-to-tool integration patterns (prompt/tool design, structured outputs, evaluation/monitoring)
• Familiarity with MCP and building secure tool servers/connectors; strong understanding of access controls and auditability in tool execution
• Experience with event-driven architectures and workflow engines
• Prior experience in regulated environments with strong risk and control expectations

About Us

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

About The Team

Our Corporate Technology team relies on smart, driven people like you to develop applications and provide tech support for all our corporate functions across our network. Your efforts will touch lives all over the financial spectrum and across all our divisions: Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and within the Corporate Administrative Office. You'll be part of a team specifically built to meet and exceed our evolving technology needs, as well as our technology controls agenda.