Infrastructure Software Engineer Jobs in New York
Infrastructure Software Engineer jobs in New York are among the most active in the country, concentrated in financial services, media and entertainment, healthcare technology, and cloud infrastructure across firms ranging from early-career hires to senior architects. The densest hiring clusters around New York City, with additional demand in Buffalo and Albany, where employers like JPMorgan Chase, IBM, and Verizon maintain significant engineering operations. The most sought-after specializations include Kubernetes and container orchestration, site reliability engineering, and distributed systems design. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.
As a Lead Software Engineer (Vice President) at JPMorganChase, within the Consumer and Community Banking you will be part of an agile team enhancing, building, and operating secure, stable, and scalable platform and software solutions for corporate functions including Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and the Corporate Administrative Office. This role is infrastructure-first (approximately 50% platform/infra engineering), complemented by hands-on Java engineering (approximately 30%) and AI/agentic development (approximately 20%).
Job Responsibilities
- Lead the design, build, and day-to-day operation of cloud platform capabilities and production environments at scale, emphasizing resiliency, security, and reliability
- Build and maintain secure Java (Java 17+) and Spring Boot services, including RESTful APIs, with strong code review and debugging
- Implement Infrastructure-as-Code / Everything-as-Code using Terraform, including secure provisioning and policy controls where applicable
- Enable and support safe release practices (e.g., rolling and blue/green deployments) for high-availability, high-scale services
- Improve operational stability by eliminating recurring issues and automating remediation/runbooks where appropriate
- Apply SRE-aligned practices (SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, incident response) and participate in formal change and incident management processes
- Use observability and APM tooling (e.g., Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace) to monitor, troubleshoot, and improve production services
- Deliver CI/CD in a “you build it, you own it” culture using Git and enterprise pipelines (e.g., Jules, Spinnaker, or similar)
- Prototype and deliver AI-enabled/agentic workflows (e.g., tool-using agents, orchestration patterns, evaluation and guardrails) and translate stakeholder needs into technical designs
- Mentor engineers and partner with application teams to drive best practices across reliability, performance, risk, cybersecurity, and legal/compliance requirements
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Hands-on Java/J2EE and Python development experience, with strong depth in Spring Boot and REST API design•
- AWS platform/infrastructure engineering experience, including designing and operating cloud workloads
- Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes in high-availability environments, including deployments and incident troubleshooting
- Strong Infrastructure-as-Code experience with Terraform (modules, state management, secure provisioning practices)
- Production support experience using observability/APM tooling (e.g., Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace), including root-cause analysis and reliability improvements
- Experience with testing practices and frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito) and performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter/BlazeMeter or equivalent)
- Solid grounding in domain-driven design, microservices patterns, resiliency patterns, and operating services under change/incident management controls
- Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
- Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Experience with AWS services commonly used in modern platforms (e.g., ELB/ALB, Route 53, API Gateway, Lambda, ECS, managed caching such as Redis)
- Experience implementing policy-as-code and guardrails for cloud/Kubernetes environments
- Experience building platform “golden paths” (templates, paved roads, reusable modules) that accelerate application teams safely
- Experience with secrets management tooling and patterns (e.g., rotation, least privilege, auditability) in regulated environments
- Practical experience building or integrating AI/agentic workflows with measurable evaluation, safety controls, and monitoring in production-like environments
- Operate Kubernetes platforms (preferably Amazon EKS), including cluster operations, upgrades, deployment strategies, networking/ingress, configuration and secrets management, and troubleshooting in high-availability environments
Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans
ABOUT THE TEAM
Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.
Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.
As a Lead Software Engineer (Vice President) at JPMorganChase, within the Consumer and Community Banking you will be part of an agile team enhancing, building, and operating secure, stable, and scalable platform and software solutions for corporate functions including Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and the Corporate Administrative Office. This role is infrastructure-first (approximately 50% platform/infra engineering), complemented by hands-on Java engineering (approximately 30%) and AI/agentic development (approximately 20%).
Job Responsibilities
- Lead the design, build, and day-to-day operation of cloud platform capabilities and production environments at scale, emphasizing resiliency, security, and reliability
- Build and maintain secure Java (Java 17+) and Spring Boot services, including RESTful APIs, with strong code review and debugging
- Implement Infrastructure-as-Code / Everything-as-Code using Terraform, including secure provisioning and policy controls where applicable
- Enable and support safe release practices (e.g., rolling and blue/green deployments) for high-availability, high-scale services
- Improve operational stability by eliminating recurring issues and automating remediation/runbooks where appropriate
- Apply SRE-aligned practices (SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, incident response) and participate in formal change and incident management processes
- Use observability and APM tooling (e.g., Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace) to monitor, troubleshoot, and improve production services
- Deliver CI/CD in a “you build it, you own it” culture using Git and enterprise pipelines (e.g., Jules, Spinnaker, or similar)
- Prototype and deliver AI-enabled/agentic workflows (e.g., tool-using agents, orchestration patterns, evaluation and guardrails) and translate stakeholder needs into technical designs
- Mentor engineers and partner with application teams to drive best practices across reliability, performance, risk, cybersecurity, and legal/compliance requirements
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Hands-on Java/J2EE and Python development experience, with strong depth in Spring Boot and REST API design•
- AWS platform/infrastructure engineering experience, including designing and operating cloud workloads
- Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes in high-availability environments, including deployments and incident troubleshooting
- Strong Infrastructure-as-Code experience with Terraform (modules, state management, secure provisioning practices)
- Production support experience using observability/APM tooling (e.g., Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace), including root-cause analysis and reliability improvements
- Experience with testing practices and frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito) and performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter/BlazeMeter or equivalent)
- Solid grounding in domain-driven design, microservices patterns, resiliency patterns, and operating services under change/incident management controls
- Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
- Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Experience with AWS services commonly used in modern platforms (e.g., ELB/ALB, Route 53, API Gateway, Lambda, ECS, managed caching such as Redis)
- Experience implementing policy-as-code and guardrails for cloud/Kubernetes environments
- Experience building platform “golden paths” (templates, paved roads, reusable modules) that accelerate application teams safely
- Experience with secrets management tooling and patterns (e.g., rotation, least privilege, auditability) in regulated environments
- Practical experience building or integrating AI/agentic workflows with measurable evaluation, safety controls, and monitoring in production-like environments
- Operate Kubernetes platforms (preferably Amazon EKS), including cluster operations, upgrades, deployment strategies, networking/ingress, configuration and secrets management, and troubleshooting in high-availability environments
Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans
ABOUT THE TEAM
Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.
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What New York Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in infrastructure software engineer jobs across New York.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a closely related technical field
- Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or Ansible
- Strong knowledge of Linux systems administration and networking fundamentals
- Experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines in production environments
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration platforms, particularly Kubernetes and Docker
Infrastructure Software Engineer Jobs in New York: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a infrastructure software engineer in New York?
Infrastructure software engineering in New York has no state-issued license requirement, so the hiring path centers on education and demonstrated technical skill. Most candidates enter with a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, though strong candidates also come from bootcamps paired with hands-on project portfolios. New York employers, particularly in finance and media, place significant weight on cloud certifications from AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure as concrete proof of readiness.
How much do infrastructure software engineers make in New York?
Infrastructure software engineers in New York earn a median of about $166,180 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $97,430 for the lowest 10% to over $224,590 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire infrastructure software engineers in New York?
Employers hiring infrastructure software engineers in New York right now include Palantir Technologies, Suno, and Braze, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. New York's financial services and media sectors generate particularly consistent demand, with large institutions and tech-forward firms maintaining dedicated infrastructure and platform engineering teams year-round.
Which New York cities have the most infrastructure software engineer jobs?
New York and New York City account for the largest share of infrastructure software engineer openings in New York. New York City dominates by volume given its density of financial institutions, media companies, and enterprise technology firms, while Buffalo's growing presence of regional bank technology centers and Albany's state government IT operations contribute meaningful hiring outside the metro.
Are there remote infrastructure software engineer jobs in New York?
Yes, and more than most technical fields. About 67% of infrastructure software engineer openings tied to New York are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting how much of the work involves managing cloud environments and pipelines rather than physical hardware. Roles focused on cloud architecture, site reliability, and DevOps tooling are the most consistently offered in fully remote arrangements.
How can I get hired as a infrastructure software engineer in New York with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is through an associate or junior site reliability engineer role, which large New York financial firms and tech companies use to bring in candidates who have foundational Linux and scripting skills but lack production experience. IBM and Verizon in New York run structured rotational and graduate programs that place early-career engineers in infrastructure teams. Building a public portfolio using Terraform, GitHub Actions, or a self-hosted Kubernetes cluster on a personal project gives candidates a concrete edge when competing without a formal work history.
Where can I find and apply to infrastructure software engineer jobs in New York?
You can find and apply to infrastructure software engineer jobs in New York on Migrate Mate, which lists current New York openings updated regularly. Search the available roles, find the ones that match your background and preferred location, and apply directly to the employers posting them.
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