Senior Lead Software Engineer- Big Data / AWS / Java / Python

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join the Corporate Sector - Liquidity Risk. You will work on cutting-edge technologies, delivering secure, scalable, market-leading software in a fast-paced agile environment.

Responsibilities include providing technical guidance, delivering high‑quality code, and shaping product design and operations. You’ll collaborate globally, embracing responsible AI and modern SDLC practices to drive business impact.

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 one or more programming language including Java and/or Python.
• Strong Big-Data and database skills including Spark, Databricks, and/or Data Lake.
• Experience with AWS cloud computing using ECS, EKS, EMR, Lambda, etc.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-approved AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment.
• 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.
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment.
• Ability to collaborate well with global teams in geographically distributed locations across time zones, and to be a self-starter, able to reach out to various team members, users and partner teams to get solutions delivered.
• Familiar with agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum) and CI/CD, Applicant Resiliency, and Security.

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 adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firm-wide 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

Software engineering cert

System design

Java / Python

Big data / Spark

AWS cloud

AI-assisted tools

Responsible AI

Independent problem solving

Enterprise software

Global collaboration

Agile / CI/CD

Education

Software engineering training

Tools

Spark

Databricks

Data Lake

ECS

EKS

EMR

Lambda

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 Corporate Sector- Liquidity Risk, you are an integral part of a fast‑paced agile team working on cutting‑edge technologies 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

• 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 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
• 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
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firm‑wide 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

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
• Advanced in one or more programming language including Java and/or Python
• Strong Big‑Data and database skills including Spark, Databricks, and/or Data Lake
• Experience with AWS cloud computing using ECS, EKS, EMR, Lambda, etc.
• 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
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment
• Ability to collaborate well with global teams in geographically distributed locations across time zones, and to be a self‑starter, able to reach out to various team members, users and partner teams to get solutions delivered
• Familiar with agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum) and CI/CD, Applicant Resiliency, and Security

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• AI, ML, Claude,
• React / Java Script Development