Senior Lead Software Engineer, Payments Tech - AI-First Developer Portal & External APIs

JPMorgan Chase

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Jersey City, NJ
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29 days ago
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TL;DR · Senior Lead Software Engineer, Payments Tech - AI-First Developer Portal & External APIs

Senior Lead Software Engineer- Payments Tech - AI-First Developer Portal & External APIs joins the Payments Technology team to build a modern developer portal designed for agentic workflows and high-quality external APIs. This role involves leading teams while remaining hands-on to develop secure, scalable platform capabilities that modernize the developer experience. Key responsibilities include defining architecture patterns for agent-ready tools, building AI-enabled support experiences with automated troubleshooting, and delivering contract-first API designs using OpenAPI. The position requires expertise in Java, distributed systems, and security protocols like OAuth2, OIDC, mTLS, and PKI. Candidates must possess skills in production-grade AI capabilities, including grounded retrieval and guardrails, alongside experience in cloud-native delivery, event-driven architectures, and performance engineering. This role solves the challenge of creating a unified, secure portal for clients to discover and integrate services within a regulated financial environment.

What you'll do

  • Define architecture patterns for agent-ready workflows, tool schemas, and safe execution in an AI-first developer portal.
  • Build and operate AI-enabled support experiences featuring automated workflows and contextual troubleshooting signals.
  • Design and deliver secure external API capabilities using contract-first design, versioning strategies, and consistent error models.
  • Manage authentication and credential workflows for external integrations, including certificate handling and secure onboarding.
  • Establish engineering standards for production AI systems, including evaluation strategies, telemetry, and incident response.
  • Perform hands-on coding, architecture reviews, and debugging to ensure platform performance and resiliency.
  • Drive cross-functional delivery by partnering with security and infrastructure teams to provide a unified client experience.
  • Coach and develop engineers on technical quality, design rigor, and leadership growth.

What we're looking for

  • Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience building and operating distributed systems at scale.
  • 3+ years of experience leading software engineering teams and delivering complex platforms/products.
  • Strong hands-on backend development experience in Java or other modern backend stacks.
  • Proven expertise building external-facing APIs, including contract-first design, lifecycle management, and security controls.
  • Experience building AI-enabled product capabilities such as grounded retrieval, tool execution, and guardrails.
  • Strong security fundamentals including OAuth2/OIDC, mTLS, PKI, and secure SDLC.
  • Experience in regulated environments with strong controls and compliance requirements.
  • Developer portal or developer-experience platform experience (preferred).
  • Experience building workflow/orchestration systems, search/relevance, cloud-native delivery, and financial services (preferred).

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