Lead Software Engineer - Engineering Advocacy Lead

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Category:
Software Engineering

Job Schedule:

Full time

Posted Date: T18:51:00+00:00

Job Shift: Day

Base Pay/Salary:
Chicago,IL $-$

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 JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment bank, Payments Engineering & Architecture team, you're responsible for how 10,000 Payments engineers adopt architecture standards and AI-assisted development practices. You won't do this from a distance - you'll be embedded with teams, writing code, running gemba walks, presenting at tech talks, and writing blogs. Advocacy through action, not announcements.

Payments moves $10 trillion every day for the world's leading companies - the engineering challenges are real, and so is the opportunity to shape how we build.

Job responsibilities

* Embeds within Payments application teams as a contributing engineer, committing real changes to production codebases

* Pairs with engineers to solve complex problems and model best practices in architecture, code quality, and operational excellence

* Conducts gemba walks across teams to understand real challenges, build relationships, and identify opportunities for improvement

* Identifies patterns that work and helps teams adopt them while spotting anti-patterns early and coaching toward better solutions

* Connects dots across teams, sharing what's working in one area with others to accelerate learning

* Contributes to architecture standards that are practical and grounded in real implementation experience

* Presents at weekly tech talks to share learnings, new approaches, and emerging technologies

* Writes blogs and educational content that helps engineers learn (authentic, practical, accessible)

* Champions AI-assisted development including Git Hub Copilot, Claude Code, and emerging tools

* Adds to team culture of diversity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience

* Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

* Track record of influencing engineering practices beyond your immediate team

* Experience working across multiple teams or as a technical lead in a large corporate environment

* Evidence of teaching, mentoring, or community contribution (internal or external) including presentations, blogs, or training

* Demonstrated ability to explain complex technical concepts simply to diverse audiences

* Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security

* Curiosity-driven approach to learning new technologies and tools

* Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, distributed systems, etc.)

* Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience creating technical content

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Git Hub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar

* Familiarity with Payments domain or high-volume transaction processing systems

* Experience conducting architecture reviews or serving in an advisory capacity across teams

* Track record of public speaking at meetups, conferences, or internal tech talks

* Experience writing technical blogs or educational content

* Ability to adapt to fast-paced environment with changing requirements while maintaining focus on engineering excellence

* Comfort with ambiguity and a bias toward action over perfection