JPMorgan Chase
Sr Lead Software Engineer - Java Fullstack/ AI
$176K–$260K
Jersey City, NJ · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 16, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years applied experience; experience delivering at least 2 large, complex application build-outs from scratch for either a large financial organization or a top-class technology product team.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads a global engineering team building and modernizing secure, scalable Asset and Wealth Management technology products, while driving AI adoption across software development.
What you'll do
- Lead the team’s delivery and collaborate with Product partners to shape product and technical direction.
- Set platform architecture and standards, develop and review production code, and address technical debt.
- Promote and govern AI-assisted engineering practices, including validation for quality, security, and performance.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and applied experience.
- Hands-on experience with system design, application development, testing, and operational stability; advanced knowledge of microservices, REST and Graph QLs APIs, NoSQL stores, and kafka eventing.
- Experience building AI native applications using Claude Code; knowledge of AWS or similar cloud platforms.
- Experience leading enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development with responsible-use controls; knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps, monitoring, and test-driven agile delivery.
Nice to have
- Skilled at partnering with Product, influencing, and constructively challenging to achieve outcomes.
Pay
USD $175,750.00-$260,000.00 base salary
Tools
Java, Claude Code, microservices, REST, Graph QLs APIs, NoSQL, kafka, AWS
AI focus
Build AI native applications and lead responsible, governed use of AI-assisted engineering for coding, code review, refactoring, testing, release readiness, and incident analysis.
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