Senior Lead Software Engineer – AI-Driven FinTech Platform

JPMorgan Chase; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 157,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Jersey City, NJ seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join an agile team delivering trusted market-leading technology products. You will guide design decisions, develop secure production code, and drive AI-assisted engineering practices for faster delivery and higher quality.

The role requires deep Java expertise, cloud and containerized deployments with Kubernetes, and a strong foundation in SDLC and CI/CD within the financial services industry.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced in Java programming language.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
• Experience designing, deploying, and managing containerized applications using Kubernetes
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems

Responsibilities

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes, while establishing consistent validation standards 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.
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies
• Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Skills

Java

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Cloud

AI tools

Security

Agile

Tools

Springboot

Job description

JPMorgan Chase in Jersey City, NJ seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join an agile team delivering trusted market-leading technology products. You will guide design decisions, develop secure production code, and drive AI-assisted engineering practices for faster delivery and higher quality.

The role requires deep Java expertise, cloud and containerized deployments with Kubernetes, and a strong foundation in SDLC and CI/CD within the financial services industry.