Lead Software Engineer - Engineering Advocacy Lead
On-site · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Lead Software Engineer in the Engineering Advocacy Lead role within JPMorgan Chase’s Commercial and Investment Bank Payments Engineering & Architecture team. You will embed with Payments application teams as a contributing engineer, write production code, perform gemba walks, present at tech talks, and write blogs. You’ll champion AI-assisted development (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code), contribute to practical architecture standards, coach teams to adopt best practices, and help shape a culture of diversity, inclusion, and respect. Responsibilities include pairing with engineers, identifying and coaching on patterns, sharing learnings across teams, and delivering technical content to engineers.
Required Qualifications
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts
- 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 including presentations, blogs, or training
- Demonstrated ability to explain complex technical concepts simply to diverse audiences
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience creating technical content
- 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)
- Experience with public speaking at meetups, conferences, or internal tech talks
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (preferred)
- Experience engaging in architecture reviews or advisory roles across teams
- Ability to adapt to fast-paced environment while maintaining engineering excellence
- Comfort with ambiguity and bias toward action
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