Job Description

Job Description

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Commercial and Investment Banking- Test Integration and Implementation Payments Technology Team, 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. You play a key role in ensuring end-to-end business flow testing is comprehensive, efficient, and focused on quality and coverage in advance of production implementation of external client-facing software.

Job responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Drive the build of end-to-end test automation for the Digital Onboarding team, covering new-to-bank and existing-to-bank clients onboarding to products aligned with multiple client-facing channels.
• Develop secure and high-quality testing code; review and debug code written by others.
• Drive team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes - including AI-assisted code review, refactoring, test strategy acceleration, and incident and root-cause analysis support.
• Establish consistent validation standards encompassing secure coding, peer review, and automated testing, while promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• Apply 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.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Lead evaluation sessions with internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented review of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, including Python, Java, or Playwright.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools for coding, code review, test acceleration, and 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 and outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe and compliant adoption within delivery practices.
• Proficiency across all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as continuous integration and continuous delivery, application resiliency, and security.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and its information technology systems.
• Practical cloud-native experience.
• Ability to work independently, demonstrating resourcefulness and the ability to navigate a large organization.
• Experience managing senior stakeholders and a team of automation testers, with strong influence and negotiation skills and a willingness to partner on automation across organizational boundaries

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills include :

• Payments business knowledge including client-facing channels
• Strong test automation experience, in either QA or UAT

About Us

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

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

About the Team

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.