Lead Software Engineer - Platform Lead
JPMorgan Chase
Wilmington, DE · Posted October 26, 2026
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About the job
We're looking for a senior engineer who builds things that matter and isn't afraid to own the room when presenting them. You'll design and ship Python-based web applications and reporting tools that senior technology leaders across the firm rely on daily, deploying into Cloud Foundry and AWS via CI/CD pipelines. You're comfortable working with agentic AI to accelerate delivery and push past what legacy tools can do. The technical bar is high: production-grade Python, clean architecture, version-controlled everything. But so is the visibility bar: you'll work directly with program leads and senior stakeholders, translate requirements into working software, and present your work with confidence. This is not a background coding role. If you build it, you own it, and you stand behind it. Strong candidates bring a bias for modern tooling, a track record of shipping software non-technical stakeholders actually use, and the presence to lead a conversation as well as a codebase.