Lead Software Engineer - Engineering Advocacy Lead

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 GitHub 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 t...