Lead Software Engineer, Application Architect

JPMorgan Chase

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Location
Jersey City, NJ
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75 days ago
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About JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a global financial services firm and one of the largest banks in the world, offering investment banking, commercial banking, asset management, and consumer financial services.

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TL;DR · Lead Software Engineer, Application Architect

Lead Software Engineer - Application Architect The Lead Software Engineer - Application Architect joins the Wholesale Credit Risk Core Engineering team as an individual-contributor technical leader. This role involves designing and building mission-critical hybrid-cloud systems that support thousands of users and downstream platforms. You will own the architecture of OLTP and OLAP workloads, championing the integration of AI/ML and agent-based tooling into enterprise platforms. Key responsibilities include contributing directly to code, mentoring senior engineers, and defining technical strategies for risk management and secure software development. You must possess hands-on expertise in Java or Python, along with strong data modeling skills like dimensional modeling. The role focuses on modernizing transactional systems and analytics platforms while enforcing engineering best practices through automated pipeline guardrails and AI-assisted software development life cycles.

What you'll do

  • Design mission-critical hybrid-cloud systems that support thousands of users and downstream platforms.
  • Contribute directly to code and solution design to set technical standards for engineering teams.
  • Mentor senior engineers and development leads to grow the next generation of technical talent.
  • Integrate AI/ML and agent-based tooling into enterprise platforms and engineering workflows.
  • Own best practices in software engineering, security, and risk management through rigorous code reviews.
  • Prioritize competing initiatives and balance urgent delivery against long-term architectural goals.
  • Present technical direction and multi-year roadmaps to senior leadership and stakeholders.
  • Build and evolve automated guardrails to enforce coding standards and quality within the pipeline.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of experience building enterprise-scale hybrid-cloud solutions for the Vice President level.
  • 10+ years of experience with deep architecture and cross-team technical leadership for the Executive Director level.
  • Deep command of architecture and design patterns with hands-on coding expertise in Java or Python.
  • Strong data modeling skills, such as dimensional modeling and slowly changing dimensions.
  • Proven experience with transactional systems, analytics platforms, and cloud-native technologies.
  • Strong background in risk management, compliance, and secure software development.
  • Hands-on experience building and delivering AI agents, skills, and agentic workloads from concept to production.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills to influence senior stakeholders.

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