Lead Software Engineer - Cloud/AI Engineer

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 Corporate Sector - Data Visualization & BI 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. This role requires a strong AI-forward mindset. We are looking for engineers who don't just use AI — they think with it, build with it, and know when not to use it. Job Responsibilities - Leverage AI-powered coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) as core tools in daily development workflows — writing, reviewing, debugging, and refactoring code with speed and precision - Validate, critique, and iterate on AI-generated outputs rather than accepting them uncritically; apply sound engineering judgment to AI suggestions - Continuously evaluate emerging AI tools and techniques, driving adoption where they deliver measurable productivity and quality gains - Design, build, and deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, agentic AI systems, and LLM-powered workflows - Architect AI systems with production-level concerns: scalability, cost management, latency, data privacy, hallucination mitigation, and observability - Design, build, and deploy agentic solutions with enterprise grade identity, guardrails, tracing etc. - Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches. Develop secure, high-quality production code and review and debug code written by others - Apply strong systems thinking — understand how components connect end-to-end, where failures occur, and how changes propagate across distributed systems - Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability - Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to probe architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability within existing systems - Influence stakeholders and drive alignment across teams without direct authority, and own outcomes end-to-end — take accountability when things go well and when they don't Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills - Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience - Demonstrated fluency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) — not just familiarity, but daily integrated use - Hands-on experience building AI/ML-powered features or products — RAG systems, AI agents, prompt engineering, or LLM integration in production or near-production environments - 3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud services - Proficiency in Python programming - Experience with Django or another web backend framework - Experience with React or another modern UI framework - Strong experience with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code principles - Solid understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms - Demonstrated adaptability — ability to operate effectively in fast-changing, ambiguous environments and deliver at speed - Strong problem-solving skills with a structured, evidence-based approach to decision-making Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills - Experience with AI orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, Google ADK, or similar) - Experience with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector, Chroma, or similar) and embedding models - Understanding of LLM evaluation, guardrails, and responsible AI practices (accuracy, cost, bias, data privacy) - Exposure to Data Engineering tools and platforms, especially Databricks - Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices - Knowledge of other cloud platforms (Azure, GCP) is a plus