Lead Software Engineer - Python, AI/ML on Cloud

Testing Site - JPMC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Jersey City seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive secure, scalable technology across on-prem and cloud environments. You will guide architecture, mentor engineers, and deliver trusted AI/ML-enabled solutions for complex financial services workflows.

The role emphasizes leadership in agile teams, high-quality production code, and collaboration with SRE to ensure reliability and performance at scale.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied software engineering experience.
• Strong AWS or other public cloud experience including Kubernetes.
• Advanced proficiency in Python programming.
• Experience in system design, application development, testing, and maintaining operational stability.
• Skilled in automation, CI/CD, and the full Software Development Life Cycle.
• Experience with data processing pipelines and DAGs for ML/data workflows.
• Demonstrated expertise in cloud, AI, and ML technologies.
• Understanding of IT systems in the financial services industry.
• Experience with code reviews and agile methodologies.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to stakeholders.
• Commitment to continuous learning and creative problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and troubleshoot software solutions for complex business challenges.
• Write secure, high-quality production code and review code from team members.
• Identify and automate remediation of recurring issues to improve system stability.
• Lead architectural design sessions and provide technical guidance for on-premises and cloud systems.
• Promote adoption of new technologies through internal communities of practice.
• Foster a culture of diversity, equity, and respect within the team.
• Develop and maintain applications using Python and AWS.
• Create and review architecture and design deliverables, ensuring best practices are followed.
• Integrate AI/ML solutions into domain-specific operations processing systems.
• Lead code reviews, design discussions, and agile planning sessions.
• Collaborate with Site Reliability Engineering and monitoring teams to ensure system reliability and performance.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Python

SDLC & CD/CI

Data DAGs

AI/ML

Cloud security

Agile

Code reviews

Mentoring

Tools

Docker

OpenSearch

Postgres

SageMaker

Bedrock

Terraform

EKS

Job description

JPMorgan Chase in Jersey City seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive secure, scalable technology across on-prem and cloud environments. You will guide architecture, mentor engineers, and deliver trusted AI/ML-enabled solutions for complex financial services workflows.

The role emphasizes leadership in agile teams, high-quality production code, and collaboration with SRE to ensure reliability and performance at scale.