JPMorgan Chase
Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java / AWS
$176K–$260K
Palo Alto, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA
Jersey City, NJ - Experience
- 5+ years applied experience.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads engineering for secure, stable, scalable technology products in CIB Payments, including technical direction, product and operational decisions, and adoption of governed AI-assisted engineering practices.
What you'll do
- Provide technical guidance, develop and review production code, and debug code written by others.
- Drive product design and technical operations decisions; serve as a subject-matter expert and contribute to engineering standards.
- Lead adoption and governance of AI-assisted development and automation, with validation standards for security, correctness, and quality.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Hands-on experience with system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
- Advanced knowledge of Java, microservices, Kafka, AWS cloud, and PostgreSQL or similar technologies; practical cloud-native experience.
- Experience leading responsible use of enterprise-authorized AI development tools, including validating outputs and coaching engineers on compliant practices.
Nice to have
- Banking experience
- AWS Certification
Pay
USD $175,750.00-$260,000.00 base salary (Palo Alto, CA); USD $175,750.00-$260,000.00 base salary (Jersey City, NJ)
Tools
Java, microservices, Kafka, AWS, Postgresql
AI focus
Leads adoption and governance of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering for coding, review, testing, troubleshooting, and operational analysis; establishes validation and responsible-use practices.
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