Lead Software Engineer - Regulatory Reporting

Next Frontier Capital; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

On-site wellness

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Jersey City, NJ, seeks a Lead Software Engineer to design and evolve the Last Mile Reporting platform architecture and infrastructure. You will contribute technically, building scalable, reliable, and secure financial reporting capabilities and collaborating with stakeholders across technology, product, and reporting domains.

You will write production-grade code in Python/Java, apply AI-assisted development, and promote secure, modern DevOps practices to ensure operational

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience delivering enterprise platforms.
• Experience building regulatory/financial reporting applications in production.
• Strong understanding of architecture, scalability, integration, reliability, and operations.
• Hands-on coding in Python/Java and ability to design, test, and maintain high-quality code.
• Experience delivering design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and operational stability for complex apps.
• Practical use of AI tools to improve productivity and quality in engineering workflows.
• Experience with AI prompt engineering for engineering, documentation, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Designs and evolves Last Mile Reporting platform architecture and infrastructure using AI-assisted engineering and automation.
• Develops production-grade code in Python, Java, and related technologies; reviews peer code.

Skills

Python

Java

Cloud architecture

Kubernetes

CI/CD

SQL

Data analysis

Regulatory reporting

AI tooling

Tools

Databricks

Axiom ControllerView

AWS

Kubernetes

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 JPMorganChase within External Reporting and Financial Technology, you are an integral part of an agile team focused on using AI, automation, and modern engineering tools to build, evolve, and support the Last Mile Reporting platform architecture and infrastructure. As a core technical contributor, you will design scalable solutions, improve platform reliability, and help deliver trusted regulatory and financial reporting capabilities in a secure, stable, and efficient way.

Job responsibilities

• Designs, builds, and improves Last Mile Reporting platform architecture and infrastructure using AI-assisted engineering, automation, and modern software development practices

• Develops secure, high-quality production code in mainstream programming languages such as Python, Java, and related technologies, and reviews and debugs code written by others

• Applies AI prompt engineering, agent-based workflows, and automation techniques to accelerate development, improve operational stability, and reduce recurring manual effort

• Partners with technology, product, and reporting stakeholders to evaluate architectural options, AI-enabled tools, data flows, controls, and integration patterns for regulatory and financial reporting solutions

• Leads adoption of new and emerging engineering practices, including AI-assisted development, prompt engineering, and agent building, while promoting secure and responsible technology use

• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5+ years of relevant software engineering experience, including hands-on delivery and support of enterprise technology platforms

• Demonstrated experience building and supporting regulatory and/or financial reporting applications in production environments

• Strong understanding of application, platform, and data architecture, including scalable infrastructure, integration patterns, reliability, resiliency, and operational support

• Hands-on programming experience in Python, Java, or other mainstream programming languages, with the ability to design, build, test, and maintain high-quality code

• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and operational stability for complex applications

• Practical experience using AI tools to improve software engineering productivity, code quality, documentation, testing, and platform operations

• Experience with AI prompt engineering, including the ability to create, refine, and evaluate prompts for engineering, documentation, analysis, and workflow automation use cases

• Experience designing or building AI-enabled workflows, assistants, or agents that support development, data analysis, reporting, or operational processes

• Strong understanding of cloud architecture and infrastructure, including AWS, Kubernetes, containerized deployment patterns, CI/CD, application resiliency, security, monitoring, and modern DevOps practices

• Strong SQL and data analysis skills, with an understanding of data modeling, reporting data flows, data quality, reconciliations, and controls

• Basic understanding of financial and regulatory concepts, including reporting requirements, controls, data lineage, and financial data interpretation

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Hands-on experience with Axiom ControllerView or similar regulatory reporting platforms is a big plus

• Experience applying AI, machine learning, large language models, or agent frameworks to enterprise software engineering, reporting, or operations use cases

• Experience with financial services technology environments, regulatory change initiatives, audit/control processes, or enterprise reporting modernization

• Experience with Databricks or similar cloud-based data engineering and analytics platforms

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 professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success. Carry out critical tech solutions across multiple technical areas as an integral part of an agile team