Are you ready to make a lasting impact and drive innovation in a world-class technology environment? At JPMorgan Chase, you join a team of top talent dedicated to shaping the future of networking. You'll work in a collaborative, agile setting where your expertise advances next-generation solutions and supports career growth. We value your contributions and empower you to stay at the forefront of industry trends. Join us and thrive in a culture built on diversity, opportunity, and respect.

Job Summary:

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer in the VPC Network organization, you will use your engineering expertise to enhance, build, and deliver secure, stable, and scalable technology products. You'll contribute to the design and implementation of JPMC-VPC, a software-defined networking platform that will transform our legacy infrastructure. You will help modernize our network platform, advancing next-generation solutions to support resilience, scale, and continued innovation. You'll collaborate across teams and with industry partners, driving technical excellence and fostering an inclusive culture.

Job Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the strategy and development of multiple products, applications, and technologies within the portfolio
• Design and implement core components of JPMC-VPC, including control plane, data plane, software gateways, load balancers, and IPAM systems
• Develop high-quality code solutions and contribute to new production code capabilities across teams
• Write production-quality code in Go, Python, or C/C++ for networking infrastructure
• Communicate complex technical issues, trends, and approaches to senior leadership to support informed decision-making
• Collaborate with vendor partners on roadmap and integration
• Participate in open-source communities and industry forums
• Implement technical methods and best practices aligned with modern product development methodologies
• Develop reusable software frameworks for use across teams and functions
• Collaborate effectively across business, product, and technology teams, managing stakeholder relationships
• Champion our culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Experience in systems engineering, networking, or distributed systems
• Practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages: Go, Python, C/C++, Rust
• Demonstrated experience collaborating across functions and teams to deliver value
• Hands-on experience with software-defined networking technologies such as OVN, OVS, or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, routing, switching, and load balancing
• Experience with modern development practices such as CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and observability
• Experience applying technical expertise to solve complex technology problems across various disciplines
• Solid practical cloud native experience
• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Experience with DPU/SmartNIC technologies
• Knowledge of high-performance networking frameworks including eBPF, XDP, DPDK
• Experience with CNI implementations and Kubernetes networking
• Understanding of advanced routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN
• Familiarity with integrating AI/ML capabilities into software systems and using generative AI tools to accelerate development cycles

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.