Senior Lead Software Engineer - AI-Driven Java/Python

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Jersey City (NJ)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 260,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

JPMorganChase seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to guide AI-enabled software development within the Commercial & Investment Bank's Engineering and Architecture group. You will lead a local team of engineers and AI/ML practitioners, applying Java or Python to build secure, scalable systems and drive adoption of enterprise AI practices across teams.

The role emphasizes guiding design decisions, ensuring secure coding, and delivering high-quality production code while leveraging AI techniques

Qualifications

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
Familiarity with agentic workflows and frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, Auto-GPT).
Advanced proficiency in Java or Python for software system development; strong grasp of software engineering best practices, system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
Experience integrating AI/ML techniques into software systems, including familiarity with LLMs, Generative AI, NLP, RAG, AI evals and coding assistants
Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) 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 senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.
Good understanding of data structures, algorithms, and practical machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn)
Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight

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
Lead a local team of software engineers and applied AI/ML practitioners, driving accountability and engagement within a global organization.
Drives adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root-cause analysis), while establishing measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/TLM toolchain.
Architect, design, and develop secure, high-quality production software systems using Java or Python, integrating AI/ML techniques such as LLMs, Generative AI, and coding assistants
Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.
Design experiments, implement algorithms, validate results, and productionize performant, scalable, and trustworthy AI/ML solutions.
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.
Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes