Senior Golang & Terraform Lead Engineer - Cloud & IaC

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City is seeking a Golang / IaC / Terraform Lead Software Engineer to drive scalable cloud-native solutions and secure, reliable product delivery.

You will mentor engineers, lead architecture discussions with stakeholders, and champion AI-assisted development practices across teams. The role requires leadership in agile environments, deep experience with Golang and Terraform, and a strong focus on operational stability and security.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of software engineering experience with strong design, development, testing, and operational skills.
• Experience delivering cloud-native solutions and maintaining security and reliability.
• Experience delivering cloud-native software and scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable cloud-native software solutions.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews and workshops.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review others' code.
• Lead evaluation sessions with customers and partner teams on architecture and feasibility.
• Drive AI-assisted engineering practices and ensure validation of AI outputs.
• Leads evaluation sessions with customers and partner 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
• 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.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Agile methodologies

Team collaboration

Security & compliance mindset

Responsible AI practices

Leadership in software projects

SRE & production stability

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts

Tools

Golang

Terraform

CI/CD

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City is seeking a Golang / IaC / Terraform Lead Software Engineer to drive scalable cloud-native solutions and secure, reliable product delivery.

You will mentor engineers, lead architecture discussions with stakeholders, and champion AI-assisted development practices across teams. The role requires leadership in agile environments, deep experience with Golang and Terraform, and a strong focus on operational stability and security.