AI Lead Software Engineer - Machine Learning

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 Data Products 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.
Job responsibilities

• Collaborate with data scientists to facilitate training, fine-tuning, and deployment of ML models, including foundational and generative models.
• Integrate trained models into production applications (e.g., anomaly detection, automated reporting, agentic AI workflows).
• Develop APIs, microservices, and user interfaces to expose model capabilities to business users and other systems.
• Design and implement prompt engineering strategies and agentic architectures for autonomous AI workflows.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize model performance, scalability, and reliability in production environments.
• Act as a technical liaison between data science, engineering, and product teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery.
• Document processes, workflows, and best practices for model deployment and application integration.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Proficiency in Python and experience building APIs/microservices.
• Experience with ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face) and foundational models (LLMs, generative AI).
• Familiarity with prompt engineering and agentic workflows.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and MLOps practices.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with anomaly detection, automated reporting, or narrative generation systems.
• Exposure to vector databases, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or semantic search.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of security and compliance in AI/ML deployments.
• Experience with Databricks ML Ops.
• Familiarity with regression/classification models and their integration into production systems.

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.