Lead Software Engineer- CIB Finance Technology

As a Lead Software Engineer (VP) at JPMorganChase within Finance Technology , 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. This is a senior individual contributor role building a new AI-powered, driver-based forecasting and planning platform for CIB Finance to support forecasting, scenario analysis, and strategic planning. You will combine hands-on engineering with architecture-level decision making-driving technical direction, making trade-offs, and anticipating future business needs while delivering secure, stable, and scalable software., + Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting to build an AI-first forecasting product and break down complex technical problems

• Develops secure, high-quality production code in Python and Java , and reviews and debugs code written by others

• Designs and implements LLM- and agent-based capabilities (e.g., tool use, workflow orchestration, evaluation/guardrails, prompt/version management) to power driver-based model building and scenario analysis

• Builds and evolves data and compute workflows on AWS and Databricks (batch + interactive), including data quality, lineage, and repeatable model runs

• Develops user-facing experiences using JavaScript/TypeScript and React to make complex forecasting workflows intuitive and auditable for Finance users

• Establishes architecture patterns for scalability, resiliency, and security; identifies and mitigates risks early (performance, data access, model behavior, explainability)

• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability of applications and pipelines

• 10+ years of software engineering experience delivering production systems (design, build, test, release, operate)

• Strong hands-on expertise in Python and/or Java with demonstrated delivery of secure, high-quality production code

• Strong experience building cloud-native solutions on AWS (compute, storage, security/IAM, networking, observability)

• Strong experience with LLMs and agentic systems , including orchestration patterns, tool/function calling, retrieval, structured outputs, evaluations, and safety/guardrails

• Experience building data-intensive applications and workflows using Databricks (Spark, Delta, jobs/workflows)

• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and React for building modern web applications

• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods; strong SDLC discipline (CI/CD, testing, code quality, release controls)

• Advanced understanding of agile delivery, application resiliency, and secure engineering practices

• Strong system design skills with the ability to make pragmatic trade-offs and drive alignment across stakeholders

• Demonstrated strategic thinker: looks beyond immediate user requirements to anticipate future business needs and design extensible platforms

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience building AI platforms/products for non-technical users with emphasis on explainability, auditability, and reproducibility

• Experience with financial planning / forecasting platforms such as IBM TM1 , Anaplan , or similar tooling and planning workflows

• Familiarity with driver-based planning, scenario analysis, and Finance planning & analysis processes

• Experience with modern analytics and dashboarding tools, including Sigma dashboards

• Experience with LLMOps practices (evaluation harnesses, prompt/version governance, monitoring/quality metrics)

• Experience with distributed systems and event-driven architectures

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.

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.