Lead Software Engineer – Python, AWS, Agentic AI (ADK/LangGraph)
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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 Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Cloud Foundation Services, you are a hands-on technical leader on an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You will drive business impact by owning end-to-end design and delivery of critical systems and leading engineering execution. You will apply strong technical expertise in API design and production AI application development (ADK/LangGraph) to solve complex problems across multiple technologies and applications.
Job responsibilities
- Leads the technical design and implementation of software solutions, including system architecture, component design, and integration patterns
- Owns hands-on delivery of production AI/agentic applications using ADK and LangGraph (mandatory)
- Defines and implements API design standards (REST/contract-first) and partners with consumers to ensure usability and reliability
- Writes secure, high-quality, production-ready code (Python preferred) and supports team standards through code and design reviews
- Designs, develops, and troubleshoots with consideration of performance, resiliency, and operational readiness
- Builds and maintains AI application quality controls and guardrails appropriate for production use Partners with cross-functional teams (Product, Security, SRE, and peer engineering teams) to translate requirements into well-designed APIs and reliable services
- Drives improvements across the SDLC toolchain (CI/CD, test automation, security scanning, dependency management) to improve delivery velocity and quality
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Expert-level proficiency in Python and strong experience building backend services in enterprise environments
- Hands-on production experience building AI applications using ADK and LangGraph (mandatory), including operating and maintaining them in production
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 6+ years applied experience (or equivalent experience)
- 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
- Strong understanding of software design principles and patterns and ability to apply them in production systems
- Experience with relational databases (e.g., Postgres) including strong SQL fundamentals
- Proficient in coding in one or more languages and able to learn new technologies quickly; able to guide others in adoption and best practices
- 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 technical discussions and drive alignment across stakeholders (design reviews, trade-offs, delivery plans, and risk management)
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Hands-on experience building and operating cloud-based applications on AWS environments
- Familiarity with containers and CI/CD practices in production environments
About JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase is a global financial services provider that offers investment banking, asset management, treasury, and other services.
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