AI Sr Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase
Columbus, OH
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Jun 29, 2026
Columbus, OH
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering leadership role focused on driving the technical strategy and delivery of a small business lending platform, with a strong emphasis on embedding AI-native capabilities — including agentic workflows and LLM-powered features — into core product experiences. The position involves leading cross-functional teams, managing complex stakeholder relationships, and championing the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices across the software development lifecycle. It suits an experienced engineer-leader with hands-on production experience in agentic systems, distributed cloud architectures, and engineering culture transformation.
Staff level · 5+ years · National · Full-time
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Staff.
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How this req sits in the market our data
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
No work location is specified in the posting; JPMorgan Chase's Small Business Lending team is headquartered in New York but this role could be based at any of several major Chase offices. CBSA left blank accordingly.
The title 'Senior Lead Software Engineer' is advertised as Senior, but the actual scope — driving firmwide technical strategy, acting as primary interface with senior executives, managing multiple departments and large cross-product collaborations, and setting org-wide AI engineering standards — is consistent with a Staff-level individual contributor rather than a typical Senior engineer.
The role sits at the boundary between a senior IC and a people manager (it mentions 'directly manages multiple areas' and 'building, leading and mentoring technology teams'). 15-1252 was chosen as primary because the JD emphasizes hands-on technical strategy and delivery; 11-3021 is the runner-up given the management language.
AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, etc.) are listed under Required qualifications with firm language; the specific tools are named as examples of the same interchangeable requirement, so they are captured as one skill with alternatives.
Cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) appear under both Required and Preferred qualifications; the required mention gates on cloud expertise broadly, so AWS is marked required with GCP and Azure as alternatives. The preferred section's duplicate mention adds no new signal.
Compensation is described qualitatively (competitive total rewards, base salary determined by role/experience/location) with no numeric figures provided.
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