Lead Software Engineer: AI Automation & Secure Cloud

Testing Site - JPMC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in New Jersey seeks a Lead Software Engineer to enhance, build, and deliver trusted, scalable technology products within Corporate Technology. You will contribute technically across multiple areas and mentor teams to boost automation and AI-driven upgrades.

The role emphasizes secure production code, proactive problem-solving, and collaboration with vendors and internal teams to improve architecture and operational stability.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Experience in software development, with a focus on automation and AI.
• Hands-on experience with Agentic AI frameworks, LLMs, or intelligent agents.
• Experience using AI to automatically upgrade software.
• Proven track record of automating software upgrades, deployments, or migrations.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Kotlin).
• Experience integrating automation with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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
• 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
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies

Skills

Automation

AI

CI/CD

Programming

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Formal software engineering training

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

JPMorgan Chase in New Jersey seeks a Lead Software Engineer to enhance, build, and deliver trusted, scalable technology products within Corporate Technology. You will contribute technically across multiple areas and mentor teams to boost automation and AI-driven upgrades.

The role emphasizes secure production code, proactive problem-solving, and collaboration with vendors and internal teams to improve architecture and operational stability.