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Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase · San Francisco, CA · posted 33 days ago

In short: Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase in San Francisco, CA, posted 33 days ago.

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The job

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Employer	JPMorgan Chase
Location	San Francisco, California
Field	Technology › Software engineering
Level	Senior Level
Source category	Software Engineering
Posted	2026-10-06 (33 days ago)
Work arrangement	On-site at the location listed
Pay	Not published in the source listing

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Infrastructure Platforms Digital Workflows Product Line, you will lead delivery of high-quality technical solutions, drive roadmaps and agile execution, mentor engineers, and implement AI-enabled engineering capabilities (including tool functions/skills and MCP servers/agents) within governance, security, and risk controls.

Job responsibilities

Lead end-to-end design, implementation, and operation of complex platform features and integrations.
Create technical roadmaps and milestones; drive predictable delivery and continuous team process improvement.
Develop assistant skills/tool functions with clear interfaces, schemas, validation, error handling, and observability.
Stand up and operate MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers/integrations and agent patterns to accelerate delivery.
Establish evaluation checks, guardrails, and monitoring so AI behavior is accurate, safe, and verifiable.
Drive data readiness and integration practices (modeling, pipelines alignment, quality controls) underpinning AI outcomes.
Uphold SDLC rigor: secure coding, code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, and production readiness.
Mentor junior engineers (technical and soft skills), delegate effectively, and unblock delivery through technical leadership.
Partner with product and analyst stakeholders on estimates, delivery plans, dependencies, and outcomes.
Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
Applies 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.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
Strong proficiency in Java and strong working experience with Python.
Strong architecture and design skills across systems with sound engineering judgment.
Strong engineering fundamentals (OOD, design patterns, SOLID) and a quality-first mindset (testing/TDD).
Strong integration and data fundamentals (SQL/PL-SQL; event messaging such as MQ/Kafka).
Experience operating production services with CI/CD, observability, and reliability best practices.
Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, 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/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practice.
Ability to create roadmaps/milestones, manage dependencies, and execute effectively in agile/scrum environments.
Track record of mentoring engineers, leading reviews, and raising engineering standards across a team.
Strong communication and collaboration skills across distributed, cross-functional stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

ServiceNow experience (including familiarity with the ServiceNow data model).
Experience using AI-assisted development tools responsibly with strong engineering judgment and secure coding practices.
Experience with MCP operations patterns (authN/Z, logging/traceability, rate limiting, versioning, safe rollout).
Experience designing AI agents with grounding/RAG patterns, deterministic fallbacks, prompt/version management, and eval harnesses.
Understanding of data privacy/security considerations for agent workflows (data minimization, secrets management, least privilege, auditability).
Experience in AWS or other public cloud platforms.

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT

This position is subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. As such, an employment offer for this position is contingent on JPMorganChase's review of criminal conviction history, including pretrial diversions or program entries.

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

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

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This is a Senior Level role in the Technology field (Software engineering) at JPMorgan Chase. Senior roles usually expect substantial experience, ownership of results and often the ability to guide others.

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The city

The job is in San Francisco, CA. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How San Francisco compares. Among the 145 largest places in California, San Francisco is #4 by population, #139 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #20 for remote work (#1 = most), #25 for college degrees (#1 = most). Its county, San Francisco County, is #3 of 58 counties for average pay ($174,103).

The place in numbers

San Francisco has 830,235 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 2.1% of the population of California. It covers 47 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 17,784 people per square mile. The median age is 40.0, 6% older than the state median (40.0 against 37.9).

Housing

The median gross rent is $2,476 a month (rent plus utilities), 22% above the state median ($2,476 against $2,036). Over a year that is 21.1% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $1,394,500, which is 9.9 times the median household income ($140,970); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 38.2% of households own their home, 32% below the state average (38.2% against 55.9%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.

Work and pay

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area has 2,373,920 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $74,260 a year, 46% above the national median ($74,260 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (226,320 jobs, median $62,120); management (223,100 jobs, median $176,340); business and financial operations (207,030 jobs, median $112,960). The area is most specialised in computer and mathematical (1.9 times) and life, physical, and social science (1.8 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($176,340) and computer and mathematical ($167,770). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of San Francisco County was 4.0%. 69.6% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in San Francisco County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 28.6% drive alone, 18.7% use public transit, 9.3% walk, 31.0% work from home. 21.6% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 11% above the state average (21.6% against 19.4%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.

People and education

60.3% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 63% above the state share (60.3% against 37.1%). 34.0% of residents were born outside the United States, 26% above the state share (34.0% against 27.0%). The poverty rate is 11.2%, 7% below the state rate (11.2% against 12.0%).

Climate

The warmest month is Sep, averaging 59°F (14.9°C), and the coolest is Apr at 53°F (11.6°C). About 515 mm (20 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Dec is the wettest month (112 mm) and Jul the driest (2 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Daly City (31 miles, rent 3% higher); Pacifica (31 miles, rent 25% higher); San Bruno (34 miles, rent 12% higher); Millbrae (36 miles, rent 32% higher). Rent differences are against San Francisco; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Where to live

CITY Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Places within 50 miles (straight line) of San Francisco, CA that have a guide, with what living there costs. No pay estimate is shown because the title did not match one occupation.

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Place ⇅	Distance from the job city ⇅	Median rent ⇅	Median home value ⇅	Median household income ⇅	Commute 45+ min ⇅	Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅	Open jobs there ⇅
San Francisco, CA	0 mi	$2,476	$1,394,500	$140,970	21.6%	n/a	Jobs
Daly City, CA	31 mi	$2,551	$1,115,000	$123,547	19.6%	n/a	—
Pacifica, CA	31 mi	$3,098	$1,249,800	$160,523	15.5%	n/a	—
San Bruno, CA	34 mi	$2,773	$1,207,500	$141,272	12.2%	n/a	—
Millbrae, CA	36 mi	$3,272	$1,934,900	$163,476	21.8%	n/a	—
Brisbane, CA	36 mi	$2,574	$1,232,200	$156,169	29.8%	n/a	—
South San Francisco, CA	36 mi	$2,802	$1,188,800	$136,578	15.2%	n/a	—
Half Moon Bay, CA	37 mi	$2,433	$1,549,500	$157,884	26.7%	n/a	—
Burlingame, CA	38 mi	$2,785	$2,000,001	$174,000	23.1%	n/a	—
Richmond, CA	40 mi	$1,960	$668,200	$95,391	28.8%	n/a	—
San Mateo, CA	41 mi	$3,077	$1,618,700	$153,504	15.8%	n/a	—
Berkeley, CA	41 mi	$2,133	$1,413,900	$108,092	20.8%	n/a	Jobs
Alameda, CA	42 mi	$2,474	$1,235,700	$137,697	27.3%	n/a	Jobs
Belmont, CA	43 mi	$2,875	$2,000,001	$205,297	18.6%	n/a	Jobs
Oakland, CA	44 mi	$1,979	$929,900	$101,600	21.9%	n/a	Jobs
Foster City, CA	44 mi	$3,501	$1,838,200	$199,143	20.6%	n/a	Jobs
San Carlos, CA	45 mi	$2,854	$2,000,001	$237,470	14.9%	n/a	—
Redwood City, CA	47 mi	$2,968	$1,801,700	$157,814	10.2%	n/a	Jobs
San Leandro, CA	48 mi	$2,186	$844,200	$101,420	23.7%	n/a	—
Atherton, CA	49 mi	$3,501	$2,000,001	$250,001	7.0%	n/a	—

Career paths

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Cybersecurity (366) Data, analytics and AI (1991) Cloud, IT and infrastructure (504) Product management (412)

Distances

CITY Calculation (straight line) Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (coordinates) · Data: 2024

How far San Francisco, CA is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.

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From ⇅	Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅	Population of that city ⇅
San Francisco, CA	0 mi	830,235
San Jose, CA	73 mi	990,138
Los Angeles, CA	364 mi	3,857,263
San Diego, CA	475 mi	1,389,526
Phoenix, AZ	678 mi	1,642,323
Seattle, WA	684 mi	754,195
Denver, CO	986 mi	718,877
Oklahoma City, OK	1,420 mi	697,125
Fort Worth, TX	1,484 mi	963,194
Dallas, TX	1,515 mi	1,307,930
San Antonio, TX	1,516 mi	1,479,835
Austin, TX	1,530 mi	979,539
Houston, TX	1,673 mi	2,328,253
Chicago, IL	1,885 mi	2,711,226
Indianapolis, IN	1,979 mi	885,860
Columbus, OH	2,142 mi	914,802
Charlotte, NC	2,332 mi	903,844
Jacksonville, FL	2,403 mi	977,670
Philadelphia, PA	2,550 mi	1,579,706
New York, NY	2,602 mi	8,483,844

Nearby cities with open jobs (within 120 miles)

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City ⇅	Straight-line distance ⇅	Open jobs ⇅
Alameda, CA	42 mi	15
Belmont, CA	43 mi	2
Redwood City, CA	47 mi	27
Palo Alto, CA	54 mi	24
Sunnyvale, CA	60 mi	12
Fremont, CA	62 mi	2
Pleasanton, CA	63 mi	1
Milpitas, CA	66 mi	2
Campbell, CA	67 mi	7
San Jose, CA	73 mi	661
Capitola, CA	79 mi	1
Sacramento, CA	103 mi	38

The employer

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Median rent in San Francisco is $2,476 a month and median household income $140,970 (ACS 2020–2024).

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