Sr Lead Software Engineer - AWS - Lead AI/ML Platform Engineer

Next Frontier Capital; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to own architectural direction for a high-scale AI/ML deployment platform. The role focuses on control plane integration, multi-region deployment, APIs for retraining and autoscaling, and direct engagement with US-based clients to drive outcomes.

You will guide teams and shape security and reliability practices across the SDLC. You will collaborate with global teams to ensure scalable infrastructure, robust governance, and optimized

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Industry experience as a platform engineer delivering large-scale infrastructure.
• Deep AWS expertise including networking, multi-account architectures, and security; strong Golang or Python.
• Advanced Terraform and HCL skills for multi-region, multi-account delivery.
• Production experience with Kubernetes / EKS at scale.
• Hands-on AWS SageMaker for model deployments and inference.
• Strong DevOps background with complex CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Self-directed: make architectural decisions with minimal oversight.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools with safe, compliant practices.

Responsibilities

• Drive architectural vision for platform components: control plane, multi-region deployment, DR.
• Design and implement APIs for retraining, scheduling, deployment, and autoscaling.
• Build infrastructure for seamless integration across control plane and client accounts.
• Engage with US-based clients for requirements, solutioning, and debugging.
• Provide independent architectural direction and tradeoff decisions.
• Guide and align teams, contractors, and vendors on engineering practices.

Skills

AWS

Golang/Python

Terraform/HCL

Kubernetes/EKS

SageMaker

CI/CD

AI-assisted tooling

Security

Self-directed

Architectural decisions

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

EKS

AWS SageMaker

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 Firmwide AI/ML Deployment Platform team, you are an integral part of a globally distributed team — spanning Glasgow, London, New Jersey, and India — that works to architect, build, and own the infrastructure that makes model deployment work at scale. You'll operate with significant autonomy: owning technical direction, engaging directly with US-based clients, and making architectural decisions with real production consequences. We build the control plane, APIs, monitoring, and deployment infrastructure that internal teams depend on. The platform is always evolving — new regions, new failure modes, new scale requirements. If you like owning problems end-to-end, making hard tradeoffs, and shipping systems that other engineers build on top of, you'll fit in.

Job responsibilities

• Drive architectural vision for platform components: control plane integration, multi-region deployment, and disaster recovery
• Design and implement APIs for retraining, scheduling, endpoint deployment, and autoscaling
• Build infrastructure for seamless integration across control plane and client accounts
• Engage directly with US-based clients — requirements, strategic solutioning, and debugging
• Make independent architectural decisions and own technical tradeoffs with minimal oversight
• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• 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.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Industry experience as a platform engineer, leading large-scale platform infrastructure delivery
• Deep AWS expertise covering networking (VPCs, DNS, cross-account connectivity, service mesh), scalability, multi-account architectures, and security
  Strong hands-on proficiency in Golang or Python
• Advanced Terraform and HCL skills including module design, state management, and multi-region, multi-account delivery
  Production experience with Kubernetes / EKS at scale
• Hands-on experience with AWS Sagemaker for model deployments and inference
• Strong DevOps background with complex CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and deployment strategies
• Self-directed: you make architectural decisions and drive to outcomes with minimal oversight
• 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.
  

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience with LLM model benchmarking, evaluation, and performance optimization
• Comfort with ambiguity and greenfield architecture where no existing playbook applies
• Security expertise including threat modelling, secure infrastructure design, and compliance in cloud-native environments
• Industry-recognized certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer)
  

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