Lead Software Engineer

hackajob is collaborating with J.P. Morgan to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. JOB DESCRIPTION Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products. As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Technology, 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. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications. Job responsibilities Design and implement enterprise-grade Machine Learning platforms capable of deploying and running predictive models at scale. Develop web applications using service-oriented and microservices architecture with Java and Python frameworks. Integrate solutions with AWS Cloud Services, including compute, storage, databases, and security components. Build tools and automation solutions for monitoring, provisioning, and streamlining processes, services, and reporting. Establish comprehensive monitoring and alerting frameworks to ensure optimal performance, scalability, availability, and reliability. Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team. 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. Partner closely with Product teams to design, build, and deliver capabilities through agile sprints. Leverage strong operational insights to recommend improvements to upstream products, processes, and policies that enhance the user experience. Utilize AI agents and emerging technologies to build prototypes for demonstration purposes, presenting to peer groups, business partners, and senior leadership. Deliver high-quality results within tight deadlines while maintaining a strong focus on code optimization, performance tuning, and engineering best practices. Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5 years applied experience. Experience in building high-volume, low-latency, high-throughput transactional systems. Experience in building microservices using Java/Spring Boot and Python/Fastapi/Flask Experience with AWS services - S3, DynamoDB, ECS, EKS, RDS, Lambda, and ALB/NLB. Experienced with pair programming agents such as GitHub Copilot/Claude code to accelerate prototyping. Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security. Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices Strong knowledge of RDBMS, schema design, SQL, query optimization, indexing, joins, and JDBC. Agile Development experience with SCRUM or similar methodologiesâ Completed AWS Developer or Solution Architect Certificationâ Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and creatively Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Experience in MLOps and building model serving applications Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning tools and framework in development.â Certification in Databricks Experience in observability and production management tools (ex. Splunk / Dynatrace / Grafana)â 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.aa415a4b-8b21-40fc-a65c-70d2b25ca29a