Senior Lead Software Engineer- Platform Engineer

JP Morgan Chase; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in New York, NY, is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to drive development of secure, scalable technology products within Consumer and Community Banking. You will guide AI-assisted engineering practices, influence design decisions, and mentor teams across the SDLC, emphasizing security, reliability, and operational excellence.

The role demands hands-on coding in Python/Java, deep cloud experience with AWS services, and a track record of delivering robust systems.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment 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.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced proficiency in Python and/or Java, with demonstrated expertise in developing, debugging, and maintaining code using modern programming and database querying languages.
• Extensive experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, data lakes, and AWS S3, including the design and implementation of scalable data storage architectures.
• Proven track record in deploying and managing applications using AWS services such as EMR, EKS/ECS, EC2, Event Bus, and S3.
• Deep familiarity with enterprise logging and monitoring platforms, including Splunk, Elastic Search, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Grafana, CloudWatch, and Datadog.
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight. Practical cloud native experience
• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

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 adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes, while establishing measurable validation standards 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.
• 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
• 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

Leadership

Python/Java

Secure coding

AI-assisted development

Cloud experience

Problem solving

Communication

Independent work

Education

CS/CE/Math degree

Tools

AWS EMR

AWS EKS/ECS

AWS EC2

AWS S3

Event Bus

Splunk

Elastic Search

Dynatrace

AppDynamics

Grafana

CloudWatch

Datadog

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, 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

• 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 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.
• 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
• 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

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• 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.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced proficiency in Python and/or Java, with demonstrated expertise in developing, debugging, and maintaining code using modern programming and database querying languages.
• Extensive experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, data lakes, and AWS S3, including the design and implementation of scalable data storage architectures.
• Proven track record in deploying and managing applications using AWS services such as EMR, EKS/ECS, EC2, Event Bus, and S3.
• Deep familiarity with enterprise logging and monitoring platforms, including Splunk, Elastic Search, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Grafana, CloudWatch, and Datadog.
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight. Practical cloud native experience
• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field