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Spire Systems Inc

Senior Automation Engineer

Jersey City, NJ · On-site

$108K - $142K/yr

Analytical, problem-solving mindset with continuous learning and quality-first engineering habits. Key Responsibilities Design and execute functional, integration, system, regression, and automation ...

Fuku

Lead Rust Engineer

New York, NY · On-site

$112K - $147K/yr

As one of our first Engineers, you will play a pivotal role in shaping both our codebase and our company culture. Tech Stack: - Rust (CLI tooling) - TypeScript (Cloud frontend) - Go (backend services ...

Fuku

Lead Rust Engineer

New York, NY · Remote

$112K - $147K/yr

As one of our first Engineers, you will play a pivotal role in shaping both our codebase and our company culture. Tech Stack: * R ust (CLI tooling) * T ypeScript (Cloud frontend) * G o (backend ...

Jj

Lead Engineer, Evidence Management

Raritan, NJ · On-site +1

$105K - $138K/yr

This is primarily an Appian-first, AI-enabled, and ecosystem-oriented engineering role. The successful candidate must bring strong hands-on and strategic experience with Appian platform architecture ...

ClaimSorted Inc

Forward Deployed Engineer

New York, NY · On-site

$130K - $230K/yr

The Role This will be ClaimSorted's first engineering hire in the US - a high-ownership role with the opportunity to shape our US engineering presence from day one. * Work directly with customer ...

Polluxa, Inc.

Engineer, Founding

Manhattan, NY · On-site

$150 - $200/hr

About the Role As one of the first engineers in the NYC Engineering office, you'll have the opportunity to be part of a small, nimble team that's innovating to build new products from the ground up.

Prodege LLC

Principal Engineer (Scala or Java)

New York, NY · On-site +1

$147K - $198K/yr

Drive adoption of AI-first engineering workflows where they provide meaningful leverage Qualifications - To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty ...

Socket.dev

Founding Engineer (Product)

Manhattan, NY · On-site

As one of our first engineers, you'll help define our technical direction, product architecture, and engineering culture from the ground up. You'll also work directly with hospital executives, nurse ...

WHOI

First Assistant Engineer

Woodbridge, NJ · On-site

$57.87/hr

Job Summary Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is currently searching for a First Assistant Engineer for R/V Atlantis in December 2026. Reporting to the Chief Engineer and assisting with duties; is ...

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How much do first engineer jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 11, 2026, the average yearly pay for first engineer in New York is $111,320.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $91,900.00 and $127,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between First Engineer vs Mechanical Engineer?

AspectFirst EngineerMechanical Engineer
Required CredentialsBachelor's degree in engineering or related field; often requires experience in project managementBachelor's degree in mechanical engineering; may require licensure or certification
Work EnvironmentConstruction sites, industrial plants, or project sites; often involved in overseeing initial phases of projectsDesign offices, manufacturing plants, or R&D labs; focused on design, analysis, and testing
Employer & Industry UsageConstruction, oil & gas, or heavy industry; used for lead or senior roles in project initiationManufacturing, automotive, aerospace, and energy sectors; common for design and development roles

First Engineers typically oversee early project phases and require experience in project management, while Mechanical Engineers focus on design, analysis, and testing within manufacturing or R&D environments. Both roles require engineering degrees but differ in responsibilities and work settings.

How to get a first engineer job?

To secure a first engineer position, candidates should develop relevant technical skills through education or training, build a portfolio of projects, and gain practical experience via internships or entry-level roles. Strong problem-solving abilities, proficiency with engineering tools, and effective communication are also important for success in the hiring process.

What do beginner first engineers do?

Beginner first engineers typically assist with basic tasks such as troubleshooting, testing, and maintaining systems or equipment. They often work under supervision, learn industry tools and safety protocols, and focus on gaining practical experience in engineering environments.

What does a first engineer do?

A first engineer is an entry-level engineering professional responsible for assisting in design, development, and testing of engineering projects. They often perform routine tasks, follow technical instructions, and work under supervision to gain experience and develop skills in their field.

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Infographic showing various First Engineer job openings in New York as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 74% Full Time, 20% Part Time, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 87% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 12% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $111,320 per year, or $53.5 per hour.

Senior Lead Software Engineer- Payments Tech - AI-First Developer Portal & External APIs

Jersey City, NJ • On-site

JPMorgan Chase & Co
Finance and Insurance • 10K+ employees
Learn more about JPMorgan Chase & Coexternal

Full-time

Medical, Retirement

Posted 29 days ago

JPMorgan Chase & Co. rating

7.9

Company rating: 7.9 out of 10

Based on 500 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

This is your chance to shape an AI-first Developer Portal-a modern "front door" where clients and their systems can discover capabilities, onboard, troubleshoot, and integrate through agent-ready workflows and high-quality external APIs. As a Senior Vice President of Software Engineering within Payments Technology, you will lead teams and remain hands-on in building secure, stable, scalable platform capabilities that modernize the developer experience for the agentic era.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Payments Technology, you will lead teams and remain hands-on in building secure, stable, scalable platform capabilities that modernize the developer experience for the agentic era

Role summary

You will own the technical direction and execution for an AI-native portal experience where:

  • Core portal capabilities are designed to be consumed by agents and automation (with excellent human UX as a companion).
  • Workflows are exposed as reusable actions/tools with strong security, auditability, and operational controls.
  • External API experiences are productized to be easy to discover, evaluate, and integrate-at scale.

Job responsibilities

  • Lead the creation of an AI-first Developer Portal experience: define architecture patterns for agent-ready workflows, tool/action schemas, context assembly, and safe execution.
  • Build and operate AI-enabled support experiences (assistant + workflow automation) with contextual understanding of client/workspace state, integration progress, and troubleshooting signals.
  • Design and deliver secure external API platform capabilities: contract-first API design (OpenAPI), versioning strategy, backward compatibility, idempotency, pagination, consistent error models, and developer usability.
  • Own authentication and credential workflows for external integrations, including patterns for certificate handling, credential rotation, and secure onboarding journeys.
  • Establish engineering standards for AI + automation in production: evaluation and test strategy, release gating, telemetry, audit logging, and incident response for AI/tooling systems.
  • Remain hands-on (~50%) through critical-path coding, architecture reviews, code reviews, debugging, and performance/resiliency improvements.
  • Drive cross-functional, federated delivery by partnering with API owners, security, and shared services to deliver a unified client experience despite distributed backend ownership.
  • Coach and develop engineers: set expectations for quality, delivery discipline, design rigor, and collaboration; actively grow technical talent and leadership bench.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience; demonstrated coaching/mentoring experience.
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience building and operating distributed systems at scale.
  • 3+ years of experience leading software engineering teams and delivering complex platforms/products with measurable outcomes.
  • Strong hands-on backend development experience in Java (other modern backend stacks acceptable).
  • Proven expertise building external-facing APIs and integration platforms, including contract-first design, lifecycle/version management, security controls, and operational readiness.
  • Strong security fundamentals for external integrations: OAuth2/OIDC concepts, mTLS, PKI/certificates, secrets management, secure SDLC, and threat modeling.
  • Experience building AI-enabled product capabilities in production (beyond simple chat): grounded retrieval/search, structured tool/action execution, guardrails, evaluation practices, monitoring, and auditability.
  • Proficient in automation and continuous delivery methods; advanced understanding of agile and modern SDLC practices.
  • Strong understanding of application resiliency and observability (logs/metrics/traces), performance engineering, and incident management.
  • Experience working in regulated environments with strong controls, compliance requirements, and reliability expectations.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Developer portal or developer-experience platform experience (onboarding journeys, documentation-as-a-product, integration tooling, sandbox/test experiences).
  • Experience building workflow/orchestration systems (state machines, async processing, retries, compensating actions).
  • Search and relevance experience (enterprise search, ranking, contextual retrieval, content quality signals).
  • Cloud-native delivery experience (containers/Kubernetes) and event-driven architectures (webhooks/callbacks/streams).
  • Prior payments, treasury, or broader financial-services platform experience.
JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process. 

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. 

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