Senior Lead Software Engineer - AI Engineer

Next Frontier Capital; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

On-site wellness centers

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

JPMorganChase's Consumer & Community Banking - Digital Technology team seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to push innovative, secure, and scalable fintech solutions. You will craft complex frameworks, deliver high-quality production code, and lead agentic AI-enabled engineering practices across teams with strict governance and auditability.

You’ll influence senior stakeholders, shape target architectures, and partner with product and engineering to drive roadmaps toward next-generation

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, development, testing, and operational stability.
• Expert in one or more programming languages.
• Experience leading agentic AI-enabled development with governance and security standards.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use and governance in engineering.
• Experience solving complex technology problems across disciplines.
• Understanding of the business context and practical cloud-native experience.

Responsibilities

• Creates complex and scalable coding frameworks using appropriate design patterns.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews peers' work.
• Architects and governs AI-enabled engineering workflows with guardrails for security and reuse.
• Applies SDLC toolchain knowledge to improve automation and value.
• Advises cross-functional teams on technological matters within domain.
• Acts as go-to subject matter expert and supports roadmap definitions.
• Contributes to durable, reusable software frameworks used across teams.
• Influences leaders across business, product, and technology groups.
• Help define enterprise AI-enabled architecture for customer experiences.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to define roadmaps and architectures.

Skills

Programming languages

Agentic AI development

Security & resiliency

Cloud native

Stakeholder influence

Education

Computer Science/Engineering background

Tools

AI-assisted development tools

Job description

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products. As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Consumer and Community Banking - Digital Technology team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem‑solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Job responsibilities:

• Creates complex and scalable coding frameworks using appropriate software design frameworks
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Architects and governs agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) to improve delivery speed, code quality, and operational outcomes at scale (e.g., AI-driven PR review assistance, test generation/maintenance, release readiness checks, incident triage and root-cause acceleration), while defining guardrails for validation, security, resiliency, and reuse across teams
• 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 at scale.
• Advises cross-functional teams on technological matters within your domain of expertise
• Serves as the function’s go-to subject matter expert
• Contributes to the development of technical methods in specialized fields in line with the latest product development methodologies
• Creates durable, reusable software frameworks that are leveraged across teams and functions
• Influences leaders and senior stakeholders across business, product, and technology teams
• Help define enterprise-scale, target state, AI-enabled architecture for solutions in the Consumer & Community Banking division, to define best-in-class and next generation customer experiences
• Collaborate with product and engineering to define roadmaps and solution architectures towards target state

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• 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
• Expert in one or more programming language(s)
• Demonstrated experience designing and leading adoption of agentic AI-enabled development practices (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) across teams, including setting standards for human-in-the-loop validation, auditability/traceability of changes, and secure handling of sensitive data
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use and control expectations in engineering workflows, including security/resiliency implications, data sensitivity, and risk-based governance; ability to influence senior technical leaders on safe scaling patterns and reuse
• Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex technology problems in one or more technical disciplines
• Understanding of the business
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• Advanced knowledge of software architecture, applications, and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Our Consumer & Community Banking Group depends on innovators like you to serve consumers, small businesses, municipalities and non-profits. You’ll support the delivery of award winning tools and services that cover everything from personal and small business banking as well as lending, mortgages, credit cards, payments, auto finance and investment advice. This group is also focused on developing and delivering cutting edged mobile applications, digital experiences and next generation banking technology solutions to better serve our clients and customers. Drive significant business impact and tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications