Senior Lead Software Engineer - Security Platforms

JP Morgan Chase; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer in New York to drive secure, scalable technology for Consumer & Community Banking. You will lead AI-assisted development, shape product design, and guide engineering best practices across teams.

You will mentor engineers, review code, and ensure operational stability while delivering high-impact solutions for millions of customers. This role emphasizes security, resiliency, and innovation in a regulated financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• 5+ years of applied software engineering experience.
• Experience delivering system design, development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience leading the use of AI-assisted software development tools and setting team expectations.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows and secure handling of data.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors regularly.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and conduct thorough reviews and debugging of code written by others.
• Drive adoption and governance of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes.
• Apply knowledge of lifecycle toolchain and automation capabilities to improve value at scale.
• Influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations through data-driven decisions.
• Serve as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more technical focus areas.
• Actively contribute to the engineering community across the software development lifecycle.

Skills

Programming languages

System design

AI-assisted tools

Code reviews

Security & resiliency

Cloud-native

Independent problem solving

Operational stability

Job description

Drive innovation and deliver trusted, market-leading technology at scale within Consumer & Community Banking.

Join one of the world's most innovative financial institutions and help shape the future of technology in banking. At JPMorganChase, you'll work alongside talented engineers and leaders who are passionate about building secure, scalable, and impactful solutions that serve millions of customers every day. This is your opportunity to grow your career, deepen your technical expertise, and make a meaningful difference at a firm that invests in its people and its technology.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Consumer & 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. You will drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, applying deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications. In this role, you will serve as a subject matter expert, influencing product design, application functionality, and technical operations while actively contributing to the broader engineering community.

Job responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors on a regular basis
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and conduct thorough reviews and debugging of code written by others
• Drive adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes — including AI-assisted code review, refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, and incident and root-cause analysis — while establishing measurable validation standards and promoting reuse of proven patterns within the software development lifecycle toolchain
• Apply knowledge of tools within the software development lifecycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale
• Influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes through data-driven, outcome-focused decision-making
• Serve as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of technical focus
• Actively contribute to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices across the software development lifecycle

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 proficiency in one or more programming languages
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment — including coding, code review, test acceleration, and 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 and outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching senior engineers and leads on compliant usage patterns and controls
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Practical cloud-native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working in large-scale, distributed systems within a regulated financial services or enterprise environment
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and integrating security controls throughout the software development lifecycle
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior and mid-level engineers in technical best practices and engineering standards
• Exposure to multiple cloud platforms and containerization technologies such as Kubernetes or Docker
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to open-source projects or internal engineering communities of practice

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

Drive significant business impact and tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications