Senior Principal Software Engineer

Senior Principal Software Engineer Jersey City, NJ, United States and 2 more Job Information Job Identification 210791616 Job Category Software Engineering Business Unit Corporate Sector Posting Date 09/30/2026, 04:13 PM Locations 480 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ, 07310, US1111 Polaris Pkwy, Columbus, OH, 43240, US8181 Communications Pkwy Bldg F, Plano, TX, 75024, US Job Schedule Full time Base Pay/Salary Jersey City,NJ $232,750.00-$325,000.00 Job Description As a Senior Principal Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Chief Technology Office, you provide deep engineering expertise and work across agile teams to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Leverage your deep expertise to consistently challenge the status quo, innovate for business impact, lead the strategic development behind new and existing products and technology portfolios, and remain at the forefront of industry trends, best practices, and technological advances. We’re looking for a tech leader ready to take their career to new heights. Join the ranks of top talent at one of the world’s most influential companies. Job responsibilities Advises and leads on the strategy and development of multiple products, applications, and technologies across a portfolio Creates novel code solutions and drives the development of new production code capabilities across teams and functions Sets strategy and operating standards for agentic AI-enabled engineering across a portfolio (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) to drive measurable improvements in delivery speed, reliability, and code quality (e.g., AI-orchestrated SDLC/TLM automation, release readiness gating, incident triage/root-cause acceleration, and large-scale refactoring/test modernization), while defining guardrails for validation, security, resiliency, and reuse across teams and functions. Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale. Translates highly complex technical issues, trends, and approaches to leadership to drive the firm’s innovation and enable leaders to make strategic, well-informed decisions about technology advancements Drives adoption and implementation of technical methods in specialized fields in line with the latest product development methodologies Creates durable, reusable software frameworks that are leveraged across teams and functions Influences across business, product, and technology teams and successfully manages senior stakeholder relationships Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience Practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability Expert in one or more programming language(s) Demonstrated experience designing and scaling agentic AI-enabled development patterns (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) across teams/functions, including establishing governance for human-in-the-loop validation, traceability/auditability, and secure handling of sensitive inputs/outputs. Strong understanding of responsible AI use and control expectations at scale, including security/resiliency implications, data sensitivity, and risk-based governance; ability to advise senior leaders on safe adoption, reuse, and measurable outcomes. Demonstrated prior experience with influencing across functions and teams and delivering value at scale Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex technology problems across various technical disciplines Extensive practical cloud native experience Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Experience operating in large, regulated, or complex enterprise technology environments. Experience with identity and access management technologies, such as authentication and federation, directory services, access governance, privileged access, or secrets and certificate management. Experience with cloud platforms, platform engineering, internal developer portals, API ecosystems, event-driven systems, and integration platforms. Experience with AI coding tools, intelligent automation, agentic development workflows, or engineering-assistant capabilities. Experience defining engineering-practice scorecards, adoption metrics, developer-experience measures, or productivity improvement programs. Recognized technical leadership through engineering communities, patents, publications, open-source contributions, speaking engagements, or enterprise engineering transformation. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr JPMorgan Chase