As a Lead Software Engineer - Agentic AI, Java/Python at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investing Banking - Data Analytics Payments Team, you are an integral part of an agile team that delivers trusted technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders to design, drive growth of J.P. Morgan’s Data and Analytics solutions and enable data-driven sales growth strategies. You lead hands-on engineering of driving intelligence automation and build agentic AI on NEO, the firm's agent runtime platform for Payments Technology.. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for delivering critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.
- Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
- Builds and operates multiple agentic solutions on NEO end to end — agent execution and sandboxing (micro-VMs), A2A and MCP integrations, the memory layer (memory nodes), retrieval, and evaluation harnesses
- Delivers the full-stack product surface – Typescript/Next.js application on Salt Design System with virtualization at scale.
- Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
- Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices 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
- Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of the software applications and systems
- Implements permission-aware, auditable execution for agents, including fine-grained authorization and runtime policy checks
- Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies, and mentors Lead and senior engineers
- Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
- Advanced in one or more programming language(s); strong Python required
- Experience delivering production React (Next.js) web applications, including real-time UI (SSE/WebSocket) and working within a component/design system
- 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
- Hands-on experience building LLM-power or agentic systems, including tracing, evaluations, and guardrails
- Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning)
- In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
Practical cloud native experience; production Kubernetes expected
- Exposure to LLMs, RAG architectures, vector databases, and embedding-based retrieval systems; Graph RAG a plus
- Experience with agent protocols (A2A, MCP) or multi-agent orchestration
- Experience with sandboxed/secure code execution (containers and micro-VMs such as Firecracker, Kata, gVisor)
- Experience with agent memory (memory nodes, episodic/semantic memory) or graph-backed retrieval
- Familiarity with building or running evals for LLM/agent systems
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes)
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
Skills Required
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts
- 5+ years of applied software engineering experience
- Hands-on experience with system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
- Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, with strong Python proficiency
- Production React and Next.js web application development experience, including real-time UI with SSE or WebSocket and component/design systems
- Experience leading approved AI-assisted software development tools for coding, code review, test acceleration, or troubleshooting
- Understanding of responsible AI use, data sensitivity, secure input/output handling, resiliency, and security expectations
- Hands-on experience building LLM-powered or agentic systems, including tracing, evaluations, and guardrails
- Proficiency across the Software Development Life Cycle
- Proficiency with software applications and technical processes in a technical discipline such as cloud, artificial intelligence, or machine learning
- In-depth knowledge of financial services industry IT systems
- Practical cloud-native experience with production Kubernetes
- Exposure to LLMs, RAG architectures, vector databases, and embedding-based retrieval systems
- Experience with Graph RAG
- Experience with A2A, MCP, or multi-agent orchestration
- Experience with sandboxed or secure code execution using containers or micro-VMs such as Firecracker, Kata, or gVisor
- Experience with agent memory, episodic or semantic memory, or graph-backed retrieval
- Familiarity with LLM or agent evaluation systems
- Proficiency with Terraform and containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes
JPMorganChase Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and mental-health coverage are broad, with wellness incentives, on-site or virtual care, and an EAP offering coaching and counseling. Plan materials emphasize accessible options, including multiple medical choices and tools to manage costs.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave extends up to 16 weeks for all parents, supplemented by paid Critical Caregiver Leave. Family resources include backup childcare via Bright Horizons, lactation support and milk-shipping, family-building assistance, and even a free five-month SNOO rental for newborns.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with an annual company match and automatic pay credits for most employees, with a legacy pension available to earlier hires. An Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a 5% discount further supports long-term savings.
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What We Do
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $3.7 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Technology fuels every aspect of our company and is at the heart of everything we do. With over 50,000 technologists globally and an annual tech spend of $12 billion, we are dedicated to improving the design, analytics, development, coding, testing and application programming that goes into creating high quality software and new products. Learn more about technology at our firm, explore resources from our Distinguished Engineers, AI & ML researchers, and other experts; access the latest episode of our TechTrends podcast, and more at www.jpmorgan.com/technology. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com. ©2023 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. JPMorgan Chase is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans.
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