Senior Blockchain Systems Architect

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead architecture for public-chain integrations and on-chain/off-chain workflows, driving secure, scalable blockchain solutions that connect enterprise systems with public networks.

You will mentor senior engineers, set engineering standards, and advocate security-by-design and AI-enabled development practices across squads, while collaborating with executives on strategic technology decisions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of applied software engineering experience.
• Experience building distributed systems or blockchain infrastructure.
• Strong system design, performance and resilience skills.
• Leadership track of shipping complex platforms at scale.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end architecture for public-chain connectivity and on-chain/off-chain workflows.
• Lead design reviews, set engineering standards, and mentor senior engineers.
• Drive security-by-design practices including key management and threat modeling.
• Evaluate protocols/partners and contribute to open standards.
• Architect and govern AI-enabled engineering workflows with guardrails.

Skills

Distributed systems

Blockchain infrastructure

System design

Leadership

Agentic AI

Security by design

Stakeholder communication

RPC reliability

Education

Software engineering certification

Tools

AI-assisted development tools

SDLC tools

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead architecture for public-chain integrations and on-chain/off-chain workflows, driving secure, scalable blockchain solutions that connect enterprise systems with public networks.

You will mentor senior engineers, set engineering standards, and advocate security-by-design and AI-enabled development practices across squads, while collaborating with executives on strategic technology decisions.