Senior Lead Software Engineer - Security Platforms

JPMorgan Chase & Co. • Jersey City, NJ

3d • $175,750 - $260,000

About The Position

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Consumer & Community Banking, you will be an integral member of an agile team building and enhancing trusted technology products securely, reliably, and at scale. You will use deep technical expertise and problem-solving skills to address challenges across technologies and applications, drive business impact, and influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations. You will also serve as a subject matter expert and contribute to the broader engineering community.

The role includes guiding engineering teams and partners, developing and reviewing production code, and promoting approved AI-assisted development practices across the software development lifecycle. You will help establish measurable standards for validating AI-assisted work and encourage reuse of effective approaches. Responsible AI use, secure engineering, and operational stability are important aspects of the position.

Requirements

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and at least 5 years of 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, including coding, code review, test acceleration, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to set team expectations for validating AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity, secure handling of inputs and outputs, and resiliency and security expectations.
• Experience coaching senior engineers and leads on compliant AI usage patterns and controls.
• Ability to independently solve design and functionality problems with little to no oversight.
• Practical cloud-native experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with large-scale distributed systems in 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and direction to the business, technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and thoroughly review and debug code written by others.
• Drive adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes.
• Establish measurable validation standards for AI-assisted engineering and promote reuse of proven software development lifecycle patterns.
• Use software development lifecycle tools, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve automation value 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 technical areas.
• Advocate for firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices across the software development lifecycle and contribute to the engineering community.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package, including base salary and, for eligible roles, commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation in cash and/or forfeitable equity.
• Comprehensive health care coverage.
• On-site health and wellness centers.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Backup childcare.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Mental health support.
• Financial coaching.
• Reasonable accommodations for religious practices and beliefs, and mental health or physical disability needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed