Principal Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in its Chief Technology Office—Engineering Services & Platforms to provide expert engineering excellence within an agile team. You will help enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way.

You will apply advanced technical capabilities, collaborate across the organization, and drive best-in-class outcomes across technologies to support multiple portfolios.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 7+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Expert in one or more programming language(s).
• Demonstrated experience designing and leading adoption of agentic AI-enabled development practices across teams.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use and governance in engineering workflows.
• Experience applying expertise to solve complex technology problems across technical disciplines.
• Ability to present and communicate with senior leaders and executives.
• Understanding of the business and practical cloud-native experience.

Responsibilities

• Creates complex and scalable coding frameworks using appropriate software design frameworks
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Architects and governs agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows to improve delivery speed, code quality, and operational outcomes at scale
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain to improve automation
• Advises cross-functional teams on technological matters within domain of expertise
• Serves as the function's go-to subject matter expert
• Contributes to the development of technical methods in specialized fields in line with modern product development
• Creates durable, reusable software frameworks leveraged across teams
• Influences leaders and senior stakeholders across business, product, and technology teams

Skills

Programming languages

System design

Agentic AI practices

Security & resiliency

Cross-functional communication

Cloud native

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Job description

If you are looking for a game-changing career, working for one of the world's leading financial institutions, you've come to the right place.

As a Principal Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Chief Technology Office - Engineering Services & Platforms team, you, you provide expertise and engineering excellence as an integral part of an agile team to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Leverage your advanced technical capabilities and collaborate with colleagues across the organization to drive best-in-class outcomes across various technologies to support one or more of the firm's portfolios.

Job responsibilities

• Creates complex and scalable coding frameworks using appropriate software design frameworks
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Architects and governs agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) to improve delivery speed, code quality, and operational outcomes at scale (e.g., AI-driven PR review assistance, test generation/maintenance, release readiness checks, incident triage and root-cause acceleration), while defining guardrails for validation, security, resiliency, and reuse across teams.
• 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 at scale.
• Advises cross-functional teams on technological matters within domain of expertise
• Serves as the function's go-to subject matter expert
• Contributes to the development of technical methods in specialized fields in line with the latest product development methodologies
• Creates durable, reusable software frameworks that are leveraged across teams and functions
• Influences leaders and senior stakeholders across business, product, and technology teams

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 7+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Expert in one or more programming language(s)
• Demonstrated experience designing and leading adoption of agentic AI-enabled development practices (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) across teams, including setting standards for human-in-the-loop validation, auditability/traceability of changes, and secure handling of sensitive data.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use and control expectations in engineering workflows, including security/resiliency implications, data sensitivity, and risk-based governance; ability to influence senior technical leaders on safe scaling patterns and reuse.
• Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex technology problems in one or more technical disciplines
• Ability to present and effectively communicate with Senior Leaders and Executives
• Understanding of the business
• Practical cloud native experience