Sr Lead Software Engineer – Python, AWS, UI, Agentic AI (ADK/LangGraph)

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Cloud Foundation Services, 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. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications. You are a hands-on technical leader who drives architecture and delivery for complex, business-critical systems. You will lead engineering execution across backend and UI, set technical direction and standards across teams, and mentor senior engineers. You will apply deep expertise in API design, modern UI development, and production AI application development (ADK/LangGraph) to solve complex problems across multiple technologies and applications.

Job responsibilities

• Leads architecture and end-to-end implementation of complex software solutions, including system design, component design, integration patterns, and technical decision-making across teams

• Owns hands-on delivery of production AI/agentic applications using ADK and LangGraph (mandatory), including orchestration workflows, tool/function calling, and multi-step stateful graphs

• Defines and enforces API design standards (REST/contract-first), including versioning and backward compatibility, and partners with consumers to ensure usability and reliability

• Leads UI engineering for key user experiences, including building scalable front-end components, ensuring performance, accessibility, and consistency with design standards

• Writes secure, high-quality, production-ready code (Python preferred) and sets the bar through design reviews, code reviews, and reference implementations across backend and UI

• Drives system resiliency and operational readiness, including performance tuning, observability, incident response participation, and durable remediation of recurring issues

• Builds and maintains AI application quality controls and guardrails appropriate for production use

• Partners with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, Security, SRE, and peer engineering teams) to translate requirements into well-designed APIs and intuitive, reliable user experiences

• Drives improvements across the SDLC toolchain (CI/CD, test automation, security scanning, dependency management) to improve delivery velocity, quality, and governance

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience

• Expert-level proficiency in Python and strong experience building backend services in enterprise environments

• Strong hands-on UI engineering experience building modern web applications (e.g., React) with focus on performance, maintainability, and user experience

• Hands-on production experience building AI applications using ADK and LangGraph (mandatory), including operating and maintaining them in production

• Strong hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability for production services

• Strong experience with API design and implementation using FastAPI (or equivalent), including REST service and microservice development best practices

• Deep understanding of software design principles and patterns and ability to apply them consistently across large-scale systems

• Experience with relational databases (e.g., Postgres) including strong SQL fundamentals and ability to design for performance and reliability

• Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with modern programming languages and database querying languages

• Solid understanding of agile methodologies and engineering practices such as CI/CD, application resiliency, performance engineering, and security-by-design

• Ability to lead complex technical discussions and drive alignment across stakeholders and teams (design reviews, trade-offs, delivery plans, and risk management)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proficient in coding in one or more languages and able to learn new technologies quickly; able to guide others in adoption, best practices, and standards

• Hands-on experience building and operating cloud-based applications on AWS environments

• Hands-on experience with containers and CI/CD practices in production environments

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