Lead Software Engineer - Python/Automation

Next Frontier Capital; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New Jersey seeks a Lead Software Engineer to design and deliver scalable software across storage platforms within an enterprise environment. You will lead production-grade solutions, mentor engineers, and champion AI-assisted coding practices for improved quality and speed.

The role focuses on distributed systems, secure coding, testing strategies, and collaboration with product, risk, and operations teams to meet business objectives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software engineering with system design and production stability.
• Hands-on experience delivering scalable software and testing strategies.
• Strong in Python, Java, or similar languages.
• Experience with distributed systems and messaging.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development practices.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and designs across the storage domain.
• Builds secure, high-quality production software with testing and observability.
• Leads adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality and speed.
• Mentors junior engineers and drives best practices across the team.
• Collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to refine requirements and architectures.

Skills

System design

Python

Distributed systems

AI-assisted engineering

Cloud computing

CI/CD

Tools

RabbitMQ

CockroachDB

AWS

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 at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Sector - Infrastructure Platforms - Storage team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, 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
• Design and deliver solutions that address complex business and technical challenges across the storage product domain
• Builds secure, high-quality production software in Python, applying best practices in testing, code review, observability, and performance tuning
• 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
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies and partner with cross-functional stakeholders (engineering, product, operations, risk/security) to refine requirements, propose architectures, and deliver outcomes aligned to customer needs and business goals
• Debug and troubleshoot complex issues in distributed systems with leading root-cause analysis and drive long-term fixes
• Mentors junior engineers through coaching, pairing, reviews, and knowledge sharing—raising engineering standards across the team.
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

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
• Demonstrated strength in system design, application development, testing strategies, and production operations/stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) and framework(s) (e.g., Python, Java, Fast API, Django, Rest API design, Containers, etc.)
• Experience with distributed systems and messaging, such as RabbitMQ (or equivalent)
• Experience with modern data stores such as Cockroach DB (or equivalent distributed SQL/NoSQL systems).
• 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 with experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant and adoption within delivery practices
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle from requitements and design through production support and continuous enhancement
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security, including automation (testing, deployment practices, secure coding, least privilege, incident response, SLOs/SLIs)
• Practical cloud-native experience (e.g., containerization, infrastructure-as-code concepts, managed services), including exposure to AWS

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with storage systems, infrastructure technologies, or platform engineering domains
• Exposure to modern and emerging technologies (e.g., event-driven architectures, service mesh, zero trust patterns, AI-assisted engineering)
• Experience modernizing legacy systems and improving reliability at scale

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 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. Carry out critical tech solutions across multiple technical areas as an integral part of an agile team