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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Network Services Common Tooling 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. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.
We are seeking a Vice President, Software Engineering to lead the design, development, and support of automation-enabled software solutions. This role requires deep Python expertise, strong React experience, hands-on knowledge of Ansible Automation Platform, and operational familiarity with RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). The VP will partner closely with internal customers/users, own production outcomes, and drive improvements in reliability, usability, and delivery practices. Basic networking knowledge is preferred (e.g., DNS, TLS/certificates, connectivity troubleshooting).
Job responsibilities
- Own end-to-end delivery of software capabilities using Python (services, APIs, integrations, automation tooling) and React (UI workflows, API-driven front-ends).
- Drive design decisions and establish engineering standards (code quality, testing strategy, CI/CD patterns, release discipline).
- Build and scale automation and tooling capabilities to improve operational efficiency and user experience.
- Diagnose common integration and connectivity issues using basic networking fundamentals (e.g., DNS, TCP connectivity concepts, TLS/certificates), escalating to specialist teams when needed.
- 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.
- Develop and maintain automation solutions using Ansible Automation Platform (playbooks/roles, inventories, credential patterns, operational runbooks).
- Lead effective customer support practices: incident/ticket triage, prioritization, clear communications, root-cause analysis, and prevention plans.
- Troubleshoot issues on RHEL (service health, logs, permissions, performance basics) and coordinate resolution across partner teams.
- Partner with product, infrastructure/platform, security, and operations stakeholders to deliver outcomes and manage risk.
- Maintain documentation, runbooks, and knowledge content; drive continuous improvement to reduce recurring issues and toil.
Required qualifications, capabiltites, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- 5+ years of professional experience in Python, React, Automation software engineering experience.
- Deep Python engineering experience (production-grade code, debugging, testing, API integrations).
- Strong experience building web applications with React (component design, state management, API integration).
- Hands-on experience with Ansible Automation Platform (or enterprise-scale Ansible automation in a managed platform context).
- Practical experience supporting systems on RedHat Linux / RHEL.
- 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
- Demonstrated customer support/production support capability (incident ownership, RCA, stakeholder communication).
- Working knowledge of basic networking concepts used in troubleshooting (DNS, TLS/certificates, connectivity validation).
- Accountable for reliability and support outcomes (incident trends, SLA/SLO adherence where applicable).
Preferred qualifications
- TypeScript; modern React patterns; UI testing (Jest/RTL/Cypress).
- Python frameworks (FastAPI/Flask), async patterns, packaging, linting, CI.
- Ansible best practices (idempotency, roles/collections, secrets handling, inventory design, execution environments).
- Observability and operations (structured logging, metrics, tracing; on-call rotations).
- Containers and orchestration (Podman/Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift).
- Familiarity with proxies/firewall concepts/load balancers.
- Provide senior technical leadership and execution ownership across Python services, UI, and automation workflows.
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
High Risk Roles (HRR) are sensitive roles within the technology organization that require high assurance of the integrity of staff by virtue of 1) sensitive cybersecurity and technology functions they perform within systems or 2) information they receive regarding sensitive cybersecurity or technology matters. Users in these roles are subject to enhanced pre-hire screening which includes both criminal and credit background checks (as allowed by law). The enhanced screening will need to be successfully completed prior to commencing employment or assignment.
Skills Required
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- 5+ years professional experience in Python, React, and automation software engineering
- Deep Python engineering experience (production-grade code, debugging, testing, API integrations)
- Strong experience building web applications with React (component design, state management, API integration)
- Hands-on experience with Ansible Automation Platform (playbooks, roles, inventories, credential patterns)
- Practical experience supporting systems on Red Hat Linux / RHEL
- Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools and establishing validation standards
- Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity and secure handling
- Demonstrated customer/production support capability (incident ownership, RCA, stakeholder communication)
- Working knowledge of basic networking concepts used in troubleshooting (DNS, TLS/certificates, TCP/connectivity validation)
- Accountability for reliability and support outcomes (incident trends, SLA/SLO adherence)
- TypeScript; modern React patterns; UI testing (Jest/RTL/Cypress)
- Python frameworks (FastAPI/Flask), async patterns, packaging, linting, CI
- Ansible best practices (idempotency, roles/collections, secrets handling, inventory design, execution environments)
- Observability and operations (structured logging, metrics, tracing; on-call rotations)
- Containers and orchestration (Podman/Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift)
- Familiarity with proxies/firewall concepts and load balancers
- Provide senior technical leadership and execution ownership across Python services, UI, and automation workflows
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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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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