Senior Lead Software Engineer — Python & AI for Risk

JPMorgan Chase; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join the CTO - Risk, Control & Regulatory team. You will develop Python-based software combining data pipelines, authenticated internal-system integrations, and AI/LLM capabilities.

You will contribute production code, raise quality standards, and ensure secure, observable, and compliant solutions. Role focuses on building full-stack Python tools, implementing LLM services, and delivering audience-ready outputs for risk stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with hands-on leadership.
• Experience with enterprise AI-assisted development tools and validating AI outputs.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use and secure handling of data.
• Proven production ownership including delivery, stability, incident response.
• Expertise in Python and SQL for data-rich applications.

Responsibilities

• Drives AI-assisted engineering governance across teams to improve code quality and delivery.
• Build and maintain full-stack Python tools powering risk-oversight workflows.
• Implement LLM-based services with RAG, tool orchestration, and guardrails.
• Develop authenticated integrations with internal systems (REST/WebSocket) with secure auth.
• Work on data pipelines to stream and normalize large datasets across sources.
• Write secure production code and contribute to reviews for maintainability.
• Build observability into services and participate in incident response as needed.
• Implement safe-by-default patterns for AI features with human-in-the-loop where appropriate.
• Generate audience-ready outputs including dashboards and structured evidence.

Skills

Python 3.10+

SQL & Data Modeling

CI/CD in Python

System Design

Generative AI/LLM

API Integrations

Observability

Responsible AI

Secure Coding

Data Pipelines

Education

Formal software engineering training

Tools

Python

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

WebSocket

CI/CD tooling

Job description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join the CTO - Risk, Control & Regulatory team. You will develop Python-based software combining data pipelines, authenticated internal-system integrations, and AI/LLM capabilities.

You will contribute production code, raise quality standards, and ensure secure, observable, and compliant solutions. Role focuses on building full-stack Python tools, implementing LLM services, and delivering audience-ready outputs for risk stakeholders.