Senior Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase

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Palo Alto, CA
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22 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 · Senior Lead Software Engineer

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer within the Commercial and Investment Bank Payments Technology team, you will join an agile team focused on building and delivering secure, stable, and scalable technology products. You will provide technical guidance to teams and vendors while developing high-quality production code, reviewing others' work, and driving the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices across the software development life cycle. Your role involves making critical decisions regarding product design, application functionality, and technical operations. You must possess advanced skills in Java, Python, or Go, along with practical experience in system design, testing, and cloud native environments. Additionally, you will leverage tools like Spark and Airflow while applying knowledge of statistical models, GenAI concepts, and agentic systems to solve complex reliability problems within the payments technology domain.

What you'll do

  • Develop secure, high-quality production code and perform peer code reviews and debugging.
  • Provide technical guidance and direction to business teams, contractors, and vendors.
  • Drive the adoption and governance of AI-assisted engineering practices across development teams.
  • Establish measurable validation standards for secure coding, automated testing, and peer reviews.
  • Influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations processes.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert in specific technology areas to guide the organization.
  • Advocate for firmwide frameworks, tools, and best practices within the software development lifecycle.

What we're looking for

  • Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
  • Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
  • Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, Python, or Go.
  • Demonstrated experience leading the use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools for coding, review, and troubleshooting.
  • Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity and secure handling.
  • Ability to solve design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight.
  • Practical cloud native experience.
  • Understanding of statistical models, GenAI concepts, agentic systems, and ML tools like Spark or Airflow (preferred); AWS certifications (preferred).

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