Senior Lead Software Engineer - AI Engineer

DataJobs; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 152,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

On-site health center

Retirement savings plan

Backup childcare

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Plano, TX is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer - AI Engineer to shape secure, scalable software and govern agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows. You will lead adoption of AI-driven development practices across enterprise tools and ensure robust validation, auditability, and data security.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product and engineering teams to define roadmaps and target architectures for Consumer and Community Banking solutions, with on-site work in

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied software engineering experience.
• Experience delivering secure, scalable production code.
• Expert in one or more programming languages.
• Experience designing and leading adoption of agentic AI-enabled development practices.

Responsibilities

• Build complex, scalable coding frameworks using appropriate software design frameworks.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code; review and debug code authored by others.
• Architect and govern agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows to improve delivery speed, code quality, and operational outcomes at scale.
• Enable AI-driven PR review, test generation, and release readiness checks.
• Define guardrails for validation, security, resiliency, and reuse across teams.
• Advise cross-functional teams on technology matters within the domain of expertise.

Skills

Programming languages

System design

AI-enabled development

Cloud-native

Education

Software engineering fundamentals

Job description

Senior Lead Software Engineer - AI Engineer role in JPMorganChase’s Consumer and Community Banking organization, focused on secure, scalable software and governed agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build complex, scalable coding frameworks using appropriate software design frameworks
• Develop secure, high-quality production code; review and debug code authored by others
• Architect and govern agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) to improve delivery speed, code quality, and operational outcomes at scale
• Enable workflow capabilities such as AI-driven PR review assistance, test generation and maintenance, release readiness checks, and incident triage/root-cause acceleration
• Define guardrails for validation, security, resiliency, and reuse across teams
• Apply knowledge of tools in the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to scale automation value
• Advise cross-functional teams on technology matters within the domain of expertise
• Act as the function’s go-to subject matter expert
• Contribute to technical methods in specialized fields aligned with current product development methodologies
• Create durable, reusable software frameworks leveraged across teams and functions
• Influence leaders and senior stakeholders across business, product, and technology teams
• Help define enterprise-scale, target-state AI-enabled architecture for Consumer and Community Banking solutions, supporting best-in-class and next-generation customer experiences
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define roadmaps and solution architectures toward target state

Requirements

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience
• Hands‑on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Expert in one or more programming languages
• Demonstrated experience designing and leading adoption of agentic AI-enabled development practices (with enterprise-authorized tools in the work environment), including:
  • Standards for human‑in‑the‑loop validation
  • Auditability and traceability of changes
  • Secure handling of sensitive data
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use and engineering workflow control expectations, including security and resiliency implications, data sensitivity, and risk‑based governance; ability to influence senior technical leaders on safe scaling and reuse patterns
• Experience applying expertise and new methods to resolve complex technology problems within 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 (for example: cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile)

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care coverage
• On‑site health and wellness centers
• Retirement savings plan
• Backup childcare
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mental health support
• Financial coaching

About the Team

• Consumer and Community Banking serves consumers, small businesses, municipalities, and non‑profits
• Supports delivery of tools and services across personal and small business banking, lending, mortgages, credit cards, payments, auto finance, and investment advice
• Focus on mobile applications, digital experiences, and next‑generation banking technology solutions

Location: Plano, TX (onsite)
Salary: USD 152,000 - 225,000 per year