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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Network Services team, you will take technical ownership of core services in a multi-vendor CDN control plane, partnering with stakeholders to deliver capabilities that improve performance, reliability, and safety. You’ll design, build, and run production services, drive system design decisions, and strengthen engineering standards across the team. You’ll contribute to an inclusive culture grounded in respect, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Job responsibilities
- Design, build, and run secure, scalable backend services and APIs using Python with Django and/or FastAPI
- Apply responsible AI-assisted development workflows to accelerate delivery while maintaining strong engineering discipline
- Automate network services infrastructure and network provisioning workflows, including API integrations and (where needed) React-based user interface components
- Lead system design efforts and produce clear architecture and design artifacts to support high-quality technical decisions
- Improve operational stability by eliminating recurring issues through automation, enhanced observability, and resilient design
- Review code, coach engineers, and raise standards across testing, continuous integration/continuous delivery, security, and reliability
- Build and maintain high-quality delivery pipelines with automated tests, meaningful coverage, and pragmatic quality gates
- Partner with internal teams and evaluate external vendors when it accelerates outcomes and aligns to the target architecture
- Contribute to an inclusive team culture that values collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
- 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.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with ownership of production systems
- Strong Python development skills, including writing well-tested, maintainable code
- Experience building and maintaining APIs using Django and/or FastAPI (or similar frameworks)
- Strong system design skills across distributed services, data stores (relational and NoSQL), and messaging systems (for example, RabbitMQ)
- Practical experience running services in the cloud, including Amazon Web Services patterns and services
- Solid understanding of secure software development lifecycle practices, continuous integration/continuous delivery, and operational excellence (monitoring, alerting, incident response, resiliency)
- Demonstrated ability to lead through influence via code reviews, technical decision-making, and mentoring within a team
- 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
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform preferred)
- Experience with content delivery network, web application firewall, and edge security providers (for example, Cloudflare or Akamai)
- Familiarity with modern front-end development using React
- Experience using AI-assisted coding and design tools in production environments with appropriate security and quality controls
- Experience building in regulated environments and delivering to strong risk and security controls
About Us
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 on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with ownership of production systems
- Strong Python development skills, including writing well-tested, maintainable code
- Experience building and maintaining APIs using Django and/or FastAPI (or similar frameworks)
- Strong system design skills across distributed services, relational and NoSQL data stores, and messaging systems (for example, RabbitMQ)
- Practical experience running services in the cloud, including Amazon Web Services patterns and services
- Solid understanding of secure software development lifecycle, continuous integration/continuous delivery, monitoring, alerting, incident response, and resiliency
- Demonstrated ability to lead through influence via code reviews, technical decision-making, and mentoring
- Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools with validation standards
- Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity and secure handling
- Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform preferred)
- Experience with content delivery network, web application firewall, and edge security providers (for example, Cloudflare or Akamai)
- Familiarity with modern front-end development using React
- Experience using AI-assisted coding and design tools in production environments with appropriate security and quality controls
- Experience building in regulated environments and delivering to strong risk and security controls
JPMorganChase Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about JPMorganChase and has not been reviewed or approved by JPMorganChase.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage are comprehensive, with on-site clinics, preventive care, and specialized supports such as maternity nurse guidance and fertility treatments. Wellness activities can help offset copays and out-of-pocket costs, reinforcing the perceived strength of health benefits.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar matching and additional automatic pay credits reflect strong employer-backed retirement savings. An employee stock purchase plan and related financial programs further bolster long-term financial support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, sick time, holidays, and generous parental leave are provided alongside family medical leave and adoption/fertility assistance. Additional programs like caregiver support and volunteer time off expand the breadth of time-away options.
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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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