Description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Technology, Corporate Oversight and Governance Technology team, you are an integral member of an agile team responsible for enhancing, building, and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. In this core technical role, you lead the design and implementation of critical technology solutions across multiple technical domains and business functions, ensuring alignment with the firm's strategic objectives and promoting high-quality outcomes for stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and support enterprise applications and services using Java, Spring Boot, and Python.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and backend components, integrating with internal platforms and data services.
• Deliver AI/ML-enabled features through the full development life cycle using Agile methodology (from discovery and prototyping to production rollout and monitoring).
• Translate business requirements into software and AI/ML specifications, define milestones, and ensure timely delivery.
• Write secure, high-quality production code (Java/Spring Boot and Python), applying best practices in code quality, testing, and maintainability.
• Design, develop, and troubleshoot AI/ML solutions, applying creative problem-solving to technical challenges.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications, including service decomposition, API contracts, and integration patterns.
• Analyze and visualize large, diverse data sets to drive continuous improvement of applications and systems.
• Identify patterns and insights in data to improve coding hygiene, performance, reliability, and system architecture.
• Contribute to software engineering communities of practice and explore new and emerging technologies (backend engineering and AI/ML).

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification in Software Engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Strong software engineering experience in Java and Spring Boot, including building and supporting production services.
• Proficient in Python, including writing production-grade code and integrating with enterprise systems.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design.
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle, CI/CD, application resiliency/observability, and security.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful web services, working with JSON, and integrating across distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience developing or integrating AI/ML solutions in production (model integration, orchestration, evaluation, or ML-powered features).
• Familiarity with LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and vector search concepts.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases for data storage and retrieval in software and AI/ML projects.
• Experience designing and building enterprise-scale, high-volume data processing applications.
• Knowledge of RESTful Web Services and JSON for integrating solutions.
• Agile development experience with SCRUM or similar methodologies.
• Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning tools and frameworks in development.
• Familiarity with agentic workflows and relevant frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, Auto-GPT) is a plus.

About Us

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 for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

About the Team

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.