Sr. Lead Software Engineer

JPMorganChase; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to drive AI-enabled product design and delivery within the Consumer & Community Banking Digital Technology team. You will shape secure, scalable software that powers millions of customer interactions and set guardrails for responsible AI adoption.

Lead cross-functional teams, define enterprise-scale architectures, and ensure rigorous code reviews, testing, and incident analysis across the engineering organization.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Demonstrated ability designing and leading adoption of AI-enabled development practices with enterprise tools.

Responsibilities

• Architect and govern AI-enabled engineering workflows to improve delivery speed and quality.
• Define guardrails for validation, security, and data handling across teams.
• Design and build scalable coding frameworks used across multiple teams.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and conduct rigorous code reviews.
• Define enterprise-scale AI-enabled architecture for Consumer & Community Banking solutions.
• Collaborate with product/engineering leaders to align roadmaps and architectures.
• Utilize SDLC tools including AI-assisted development to boost automation at scale.
• Advise cross-functional teams as the SME for AI-enabled engineering practices.
• Drive adoption of enterprise AI practices, including code review and incident analysis.

Skills

Software engineering concepts

System design

AI-enabled development

Cloud-native

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Enterprise AI tooling

DevSecOps toolchains

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Job Description

Join a team where your engineering expertise shapes the digital experiences of millions. At JPMorganChase, we invest in our engineers, champion innovation, and give you the tools, scale, and autonomy to build technology that truly matters.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Consumer & Community Banking Digital Technology team, you will serve as a subject matter expert and technical leader, driving the design and delivery of secure, scalable, AI-enabled products that define next-generation customer experiences. You will work at the intersection of engineering excellence and responsible AI adoption, influencing how teams build, validate, and scale intelligent solutions across the organization. Your work will directly impact how millions of customers interact with our digital platforms every day.

Job Responsibilities

• Architect and govern agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows using enterprise-authorized tools to improve delivery speed, code quality, and operational outcomes at scale, including AI-driven pull request review assistance, test generation and maintenance, release readiness checks, and incident triage and root-cause acceleration
• Define guardrails for validation, security, resiliency, and reuse of AI-assisted engineering practices across teams, establishing consistent standards for human-in-the-loop oversight, auditability, and secure handling of sensitive data
• Design and build complex, scalable coding frameworks using appropriate software design patterns that are leveraged across teams and functions
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and conduct rigorous code reviews and debugging across the engineering organization
• Help define enterprise-scale, target-state AI-enabled architecture for solutions within the Consumer & Community Banking division to deliver best-in-class and next-generation customer experiences
• Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to define roadmaps and solution architectures aligned to target-state goals
• Apply knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale
• Advise cross-functional teams on technological matters within your domain of expertise, serving as the go-to subject matter expert for AI-enabled engineering practices
• Drive team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices, including AI-assisted code review and refactoring, test strategy acceleration, and incident and root-cause analysis support

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
• Expert proficiency in one or more programming languages
• Demonstrated experience designing and leading adoption of agentic AI-enabled development practices using enterprise-authorized tools, including setting standards for human-in-the-loop validation, auditability and traceability of changes, and secure handling of sensitive data
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use and control expectations in engineering workflows, including security and resiliency implications, data sensitivity, and risk-based governance
• Ability to influence senior technical leaders on safe scaling patterns and reuse of AI-enabled engineering practices
• Experience applying expertise and emerging methods to determine solutions for complex technology problems across one or more technical disciplines
• Practical cloud-native experience
• Understanding of the business context and how technology decisions drive customer and organizational outcomes

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• Advanced knowledge of software architecture, applications, and technical processes with considerable depth in one or more disciplines such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or mobile
• Experience working within large-scale, highly regulated enterprise environments with complex cross-functional stakeholder landscapes
• Familiarity with modern DevSecOps practices and toolchains that support continuous delivery and operational resilience
• Experience mentoring or coaching engineers and contributing to the technical growth of a team

About Us

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

About The Team

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.