Senior Lead Forward-Deployed AI Engineer

JP Morgan Chase; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in New York seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to drive design and delivery of trusted market-leading technology products across Payments and Global Banking. You will guide agile teams, build secure, scalable software, and mentor engineers.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development, code governance, and cloud-native solutions, with opportunities to influence product design, tooling, and operations through hands-on leadership.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• 5+ years of applied software engineering experience.
• Experience delivering production-grade systems and operational stability.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical guidance to business teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and conducts reviews.
• Drives AI-assisted engineering practices for code quality and delivery speed.
• Uses SDLC tools to improve automation and governance at scale.
• Influences product design, functionality, and technical operations.
• Acts as a subject matter expert and advocates firmwide SDLC frameworks.

Skills

Software engineering

AI-assisted development

Cloud native

Security

Code review

Leadership

Education

Software engineering degree

Job description

JPMorgan Chase in New York seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to drive design and delivery of trusted market-leading technology products across Payments and Global Banking. You will guide agile teams, build secure, scalable software, and mentor engineers.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development, code governance, and cloud-native solutions, with opportunities to influence product design, tooling, and operations through hands-on leadership.