Senior Lead Software Engineer

Senior Lead Software Engineer

If you are excited about shaping the future of technology and driving significant business impact in financial services, we are looking for people just like you. Join our team and help us develop game-changing, high-quality solutions.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Cloud Foundational Services, you will set technical direction and lead delivery of secure, scalable, self-service platform capabilities that standardize how teams consume AWS networking, EC2, and storage. You will drive architecture and engineering standards across teams, mentor senior engineers, and partner with stakeholders to deliver enterprise cloud foundations.

Job responsibilities:

• Set technical direction and lead delivery for developer platform capabilities spanning AWS networking, EC2, and storage.
• Own Terraform strategy and execution (enterprise module standards, state/backends, CI/CD integration, environment promotion, governance).
• Build platform automation and services in Python (workflows, validations, integrations with AWS APIs).
• Ensure secure-by-default designs (least-privilege IAM, network segmentation, encryption/KMS, secure storage configurations).
• Lead design reviews, resolve complex cross-cutting technical issues, and drive reliability through automation and standardization.
• Mentor engineers, influence engineering best practices, and partner with architecture, security, and application teams.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• 7+ years software engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership across multiple teams and initiatives.
• AWS expertise required, with deep hands-on experience in networking, EC2, and storage.
• Terraform expertise required, including enterprise-scale module development and operating IaC across environments.
• Python expertise required for platform automation and services.
• Strong system design, CI/CD, SDLC, security, resiliency, and operational stability experience in production environments.

Preferred qualifications:

• Proven track record building and governing reusable Terraform modules (versioning, testing/validation, documentation, long-term maintenance).
• Experience delivering shared platforms/foundational services in a large-scale enterprise environment.

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

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.