Sr Lead Software Engineer - Common Components

Socket.dev; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Wellness center

Retirement plan

Backup childcare

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a seasoned software engineer to design and deliver secure, scalable systems. You will shape architecture, review peers’ code, and drive operational stability across a reusable components portfolio.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience in system design, cloud-native apps, and modern CI/CD pipelines, with a focus on automation, security, and reliability across enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced skills in one or more programming languages, plus proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle and advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
• Demonstrated proficiency in a technical discipline such as cloud, artificial intelligence, or machine learning.
• Practical cloud-native experience.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative technical solutions and troubleshoots complex problems across a reusable-components portfolio, thinking beyond routine or conventional approaches
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues, improving operational stability and mean-time-to-repair for adopting teams across the enterprise
• Builds components to be drop-in and agent-native (for example, via the Model Context Protocol and CLIs) with automated upgrades, so adopters stay current with minimal effort
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to probe architectural designs and applicability for use within existing systems
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and adoption of leading-edge technologies and shared frameworks

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Executes creative technical solutions and troubleshoots complex problems across a reusable-components portfolio, thinking beyond routine or conventional approaches
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues, improving operational stability and mean-time-to-repair for adopting teams across the enterprise
• Builds components to be drop-in and agent-native (for example, via the Model Context Protocol and CLIs) with automated upgrades, so adopters stay current with minimal effort
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to probe architectural designs and applicability for use within existing systems
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and adoption of leading-edge technologies and shared frameworks

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced skills in one or more programming languages, plus proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle and advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, application resiliency, and security
• Demonstrated proficiency in a technical discipline such as cloud, artificial intelligence, or machine learning
• Practical cloud-native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience building SDKs, frameworks, or developer platforms that other engineering teams consume
• Experience with agent-native tooling (for example, the Model Context Protocol or LLM tooling) and AI-assisted development workflows
• Contributions to open-source or internal shared-library ecosystems

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 [https://careers.jpmorgan.com/us/en/how-we-hire/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.