Principal Software Engineer (Public Cloud)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to advance trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable manner.

You will architect and deliver complex software foundations, guide AI-enabled development practices, and influence senior leaders across product and technology teams. Minimally 7+ years in software engineering with cloud (GCP/AWS) expertise, and a proven track record delivering production-grade systems, security, and resiliency, are

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 7+ years applied experience.
• Extensive experience in GCP or AWS.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Expert in one or more programming languages (Python, Java, Go).
• Experience designing and leading adoption of agentic AI-enabled development practices with governance and security controls.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use and control expectations in engineering workflows.
• Experience applying expertise to determine solutions for complex technology problems across technical disciplines.
• Ability to present and effectively communicate with Senior Leaders and Executives.

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, with guardrails for validation and security.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain to improve 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 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.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

Agentic AI-enabled development

Responsible AI governance

Senior stakeholder communication

Education

Software engineering training/certification

Tools

GCP

AWS

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 Consumer & Community Banking, you provide expertise and engineering excellence building and delivering trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way.

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
• Extensive experience in GCP or AWS
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Expert in one or more programming language(s) (python, java, go)
• 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