JPMorgan Chase
Lead Software Engineer - Cloud Platform Engineer/Azure
$157K–$215K
Jersey City, NJ · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of applied experience in system design; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on system design concepts.
About the job
Leads software engineering for Azure cloud platform solutions, building and operating secure, scalable systems while promoting approved AI-assisted engineering practices.
What you'll do
- Designs, develops, reviews, and troubleshoots production software; improves operational stability through automation.
- Evaluates architectural designs and technology choices, and promotes adoption of leading-edge technologies across engineering communities.
- Leads team use of approved AI-assisted engineering tools, setting validation standards for correctness, performance, security, and responsible use.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in system design concepts and applied experience.
- Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
- Hands-on experience with Python, Terraform, and public cloud (Azure); understanding of cloud architecture patterns and Azure infrastructure as code.
- Experience leading approved AI-assisted software development and coaching engineers on safe, compliant use.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Identity and Access Management or Banking & Finance services.
- Knowledge of automation, continuous delivery, the Software Development Life Cycle, or cloud security principles.
Pay
$156,750.00-$215,000.00 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Terraform, Azure, AWS, Bicep, ARM, Java, Groovy
AI focus
Leads adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development for coding, code review, refactoring, test acceleration, troubleshooting, and incident/root-cause analysis, with validation and responsible-use standards.
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