JPMorgan Chase
AI Lead Software Engineer - Java
$157K–$215K
Jersey City, NJ · Full-time · Posted Aug 5, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years applied experience; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads an engineering team building secure, scalable distributed systems and AI-enabled platforms, while setting technical direction and guiding responsible AI adoption in software development.
What you'll do
- Design and deliver production-grade software and distributed systems; guide architecture, reliability, and engineering quality.
- Build AI-enabled applications, including retrieval-augmented generation and agentic workflows, with evaluation and guardrails.
- Mentor engineers and advance CI/CD, automation, and approved AI-assisted engineering practices.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Hands-on experience designing and delivering scalable, secure, resilient distributed systems in production.
- Proficiency in Java and Spring Boot, with working knowledge of SQL and modern user interface frameworks.
- Experience with public cloud, Docker and Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, API design, and approved AI-assisted development tools.
Nice to have
- Generative AI, retrieval-augmented generation, orchestration frameworks, and evaluation practices.
- Experience with Elasticsearch, Oracle or MongoDB, Databricks, and reusable agent skills or libraries.
Pay
USD $156,750.00-$215,000.00 base salary
Tools
Java, Scala, Spring Boot, SQL, React, Amazon Web Services, Docker, Kubernetes
AI focus
Builds AI-enabled applications using retrieval-augmented generation and agentic workflows; leads responsible use of authorized AI-assisted software development tools, with validation, security, and evaluation practices.
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