Lead Software Engineer - Python, AWS, Data, Agentic AI

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 JPMorganChase within the Corporate Sector, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

Job responsibilities

Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems

Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others

Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems

Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture

Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies

Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Formal training or certification on Software Engineering and application development and 7+ years applied experience

Strong hands-on expertise in Python and/or Java with demonstrated delivery of secure, high-quality production code

Strong experience building cloud-native solutions on AWS (compute, storage, security/IAM, networking, observability)

Strong experience with LLMs and agentic systems, including orchestration patterns, tool/function calling, retrieval, structured outputs, evaluations, and safety/guardrails

Experience building data-intensive applications and workflows using Databricks (Spark, Delta, jobs/workflows)

Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and React for building modern web applications

Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods; strong SDLC discipline (CI/CD, testing, code quality, release controls)

Advanced understanding of agile delivery, application resiliency, and secure engineering practices

Strong system design skills with the ability to make pragmatic trade-offs and drive alignment across stakeholders

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Exposure to cloud technologies - AWS EC2, EKS, RDS, S3, Lambdas, EMR, Glue, S3

Big Data Technologies such as PySpark, Hadoop, Databricks, ETL, Snowflake

Proven experience in designing and building data pipelines (ETL/ELT) using modern technologies (e.g., Python, SQL, Spark, Airflow, etc.)

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