JPMorganChase is looking for an AI Lead Software Engineer in Jersey City, NJ (onsite) to help design and deliver secure, scalable, high-performing AI-enabled platforms and distributed systems within Corporate Technology. With a mission that spans critical corporate functions, this role combines advanced engineering with responsible AI practices, mentorship, and delivery excellence.
What you’ll do
- Lead the design, development, and delivery of high-quality software solutions that address complex business problems using modern engineering practices
- Drive architectural decisions and technical direction to improve scalability, resiliency, and availability for distributed systems
- Build and maintain secure, production-grade services, setting a high bar for code quality through reviews, testing, and engineering excellence
- Mentor engineers with technical guidance, pairing, and actionable feedback to improve team capability and delivery outcomes
- Implement CI/CD automation and reliability patterns that support safe, frequent releases
- Develop data-intensive services and workflows using Java or Scala for large-scale datasets and modern data platforms
- Design and build AI-enabled applications, including retrieval-augmented generation patterns and agentic workflows, with appropriate evaluation and guardrails
- Drive adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices (for example, AI-assisted code review or refactoring, test strategy acceleration, and incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards such as secure coding, peer review, and automated testing
- Use approved tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain to improve value realized by automation
- Support a development approach that aligns with responsible AI use, including data sensitivity and secure handling of inputs and outputs
What you’ll bring
- 5+ years of applied experience plus formal training or certification on software engineering concepts
- Proven hands-on experience delivering scalable, secure, resilient distributed systems in production
- Proficiency in Java and Spring Boot, with working knowledge of SQL and modern UI frameworks (for example, React)
- Strong understanding of modern architecture patterns including microservices, event-driven design, and API-first approaches
- Experience building and operating on public cloud platforms (for example, Amazon Web Services), including Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code to improve release safety and speed
- Practical experience with API design and integration patterns (for example, REST and GraphQL), including security and performance considerations
- Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting), including the ability to set expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
- Experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption of responsible AI within delivery practices
Technologies you may work with
Java, Scala, Spring Boot, SQL, React, microservices, event-driven design, Amazon Web Services, Docker, Kubernetes, continuous integration, continuous delivery, Infrastructure as Code, REST, GraphQL, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic workflows, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Elasticsearch, Oracle, MongoDB, Databricks
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 156,750 - 215,000 per year, determined based on role, experience, skill set, and location
- Eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation paid in cash and/or forfeitable equity
- Comprehensive health care coverage
- On-site health and wellness centers
- Retirement savings plan
- Backup childcare
- Tuition reimbursement
- Mental health support
- Financial coaching
About JPMorganChase
JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, provides 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. With a history spanning over 200 years, the company is a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management.
JPMorganChase values diverse talent and is an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants and employees related to religious practices, beliefs, and mental health or physical disability needs.
About the team
The Corporate Technology team builds applications and provides technology support for corporate functions across the network. Your work supports Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and the Corporate Administrative Office, while contributing to evolving technology needs and the technology controls agenda.
