Lead Software Engineer, AI-Driven Infra Platforms

Archer; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, in collaboration with JPMorganChase, seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive delivery of AI-enabled engineering capabilities within Infrastructure Platforms Digital Workflows. You will lead complex platform features, shape roadmaps, and mentor engineers while aligning with governance, security, and risk controls.

In this role you will stand up MCP servers, develop AI agent patterns, and ensure secure, observable, and scalable solutions across the SDLC, collaborating with product and

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Strong proficiency in Java and strong working experience with Python
• Strong architecture and design skills across systems with sound engineering judgment
• Strong engineering fundamentals (OOD, design patterns, SOLID) and a quality-first mindset
• Strong integration and data fundamentals (SQL/PL-SQL; event messaging such as MQ/Kafka)
• Experience operating production services with CI/CD, observability, and reliability best practices
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows and secure adoption

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design, implementation, and operation of complex platform features and integrations.
• Create technical roadmaps and milestones; drive predictable delivery and continuous team process improvement.
• Develop assistant skills/tool functions with clear interfaces, schemas, validation, error handling, and observability.
• Stand up and operate MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers/integrations and agent patterns to accelerate delivery.
• Establish evaluation checks, guardrails, and monitoring so AI behavior is accurate, safe, and verifiable.
• Drive data readiness and integration practices underpinning AI outcomes.
• Uphold SDLC rigor: secure coding, code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, and production readiness.
• Mentor junior engineers, delegate effectively, and unblock delivery through technical leadership.
• Partner with product and analyst stakeholders on estimates, delivery plans, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices and consistency of validation standards.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the SDLC toolchain to improve value realized by automation.

Skills

Java

Python

Agile

Mentoring

CI/CD

AI-assisted tools

Security best practices

Communication

Tools

ServiceNow

MCP servers

AWS

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Archer, in collaboration with JPMorganChase, seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive delivery of AI-enabled engineering capabilities within Infrastructure Platforms Digital Workflows. You will lead complex platform features, shape roadmaps, and mentor engineers while aligning with governance, security, and risk controls.

In this role you will stand up MCP servers, develop AI agent patterns, and ensure secure, observable, and scalable solutions across the SDLC, collaborating with product and