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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Principal Software Engineer - AI Development | Engineering Services & Platforms - **Company:** JPMorgan Chase & Co. - **Location:** Columbus, OH, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Engineering, Software Quality, Code Review, Data Structures, Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Toolchain, Large Language Models, Production Code, Data Pipelines - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/27993528/Senior-Principal-Software-Engineer-Ai-Development-Engineering-Services-Platforms-Ohio-Columbus-7463 ## About the Role * Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 10+ years of applied experience. * Experience operating at both high altitude (architecture, strategy) and ground level (code reviews, pairing, debugging production issues) * Expert in one or more programming language(s) - Java & Python. * Experience designing and scaling data-intensive platforms - data structures, data pipelines, large-scale ingestion, graph or dependency. * Practical experience successfully delivering from concept, design, application development, testing, first release, operational stability and to iterative improvement. * Practical experience with AI-first development practices - using LLMs and agentic tools to accelerate software delivery. * Practical experience successfully delivering from concept, design, application development, testing, first release, operational stability and to iterative improvement. * Demonstrated experience designing and scaling agentic AI-enabled development patterns (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) across teams/functions, including establishing governance for human-in-the-loop validation, traceability/auditability, and secure handling of sensitive inputs/outputs. * Strong understanding of responsible AI use and control expectations at scale, including security/resiliency implications, data sensitivity, and risk-based governance; ability to advise senior leaders on safe adoption, reuse, and measurable outcomes. * Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex technology problems across various technical disciplines * Extensive practical cloud native experience (AWS) Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills * Experience with Greenfield architecture. * Experience delivering AI/ML solutions in financial services, capital markets, or operations-focused environments * Experience working in highly regulated environments with strong model risk, governance, or control expectations * Experience designing scalable system architectures for AI products and platforms across multiple stakeholder groups ## Description * Define and own the platform architecture across data ingestion pipelines, dependency graph modeling, and developer-facing APIs on AWS and Java. * Serve as the technical authority - the person the team reaches for on design decisions, performance problems, and build-vs-buy calls * Partner with the ED of Engineering on technical strategy and roadmap sequencing * Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical bar across the team * Advises and leads on the strategy and development of multiple products, applications, and technologies across a portfolio * Creates novel code solutions and drives the development of new production code capabilities across teams and functions * Lead delivery of the core platform build-out: data ingestion pipelines, dependency graph modeling, developer-facing surfaces, and firm-wide integration. * Sets strategy and operating standards for agentic AI-enabled engineering across a portfolio (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) to drive measurable improvements in delivery speed, reliability, and code quality (e.g., AI-orchestrated SDLC/TLM automation, release readiness gating, incident triage/root-cause acceleration, and large-scale refactoring/test modernization), while defining guardrails for validation, security, resiliency, and reuse across teams and functions. * 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 at scale. * Build an agentic-first development practice - where AI tools (including Claude) are embedded into how the team designs, codes, reviews, and ships. 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