2026 Emerging Talent Software Engineer – Emerging Talent (City College of Tech Apprenticeship)

If youre ready to put your passion for technology to work in a way that makes a real difference youll find your placein our City Colleges of Chicago Tech Apprenticeship. This role is a pipeline to our full-time Emerging Talent Software Engineer Program (ETSE).

As a Tech Apprentice in the 2026 Software Engineer - Emerging Talent Program you will help build and optimize digital applications and systems that support millions of customers clients and employees worldwide.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading financial services firm with operations worldwide. With over 63000 technologists globally and an annual tech spend of $17 billion JPMorgan Chase is dedicated to innovating and improving the design analytics development coding testing and application programming that goes into creating high quality software and new products. Under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands the Firm serves millions of customers in the U.S. and many of the worlds most prominent corporate institutional and government clients globally. Visit more information.

This is a 6 month position with an anticipated start date of July 2026. At the end of the apprenticeshiptop performers may receive the opportunity to join us for a full-time role.

The 2026 Software Engineer Program Emerging Talent (Chicago Tech Apprenticeship). Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We strongly encourage you to submit your application as early as possible as programs will close once positions are filled.

Job responsibilities

• Begin with an induction covering our tech strategies products and systems as well as an overview of our technology community.
• Dive head-first and gain hands-on experience creating innovative solutions that make a difference for our customers clients and employees.
• Work on agile teams with peers and experienced software engineers to grow your skills share ideas and innovate with our technology community all over the world.
• Gain deeper insight into what it means to work here through networking events senior speaker sessions and peer-mentorship programs.

Preferred qualifications capabilities and skills

• Computer Science and/or Engineering majors are preferred

Required qualifications capabilities and skills

• Computer Info Systems Internet & Info Technology Computer Applications major
• Accumulated at least 45 credits by the end of Fall 2025
• A well-rounded academic background
• Foundational knowledge of programming languages (e.g. Python Javascript Java C++ C#) databases data structures and algorithms
• Experience across the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Exposure to agile methodologies such as CI/CD Application Resiliency and Security
• Emerging knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g. cloud artificial intelligence machine learning mobile etc.)
• In touch with industry wide technology trends and best practices
• Ability to work in large collaborative teams to achieve organizational goals and passionate about building an innovative culture
• Understanding of software skills such as business analysis development maintenance and software improvement

Locations you may join:

• Chicago Illinois

To be eligible for this program you must be authorized to work in the U.S. We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this program. Likewise JPMorgan Chase will not provide any assistance or sign any documentation in support of any other form of immigration sponsorship or benefit including optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT.).

Whats Next

Help us learn about you by submitting a complete and thoughtful application which includes your resume and location preference. Your application and resume is a way for us to initially get to know you so its important to complete all relevant application questions so we have as much information about you as possible.

After you submit your application we will review it to determine whether you meet certain required qualifications.

If you are advanced to the next step of the process youll receive an email invitation to complete a coding challenge powered by HackerRank. This is your opportunity to further bring your resume to life and showcase your experience for our recruiting team and hiring managers.

HackerRank is required and your application will not be considered for further review until you have completed this step. We strongly encourage that you apply and complete these required elements as soon as possible since programs will close as positions are filled.

JPMorgan Chase is committed to creating an inclusive work environment that respects all people for their unique skills backgrounds and professional experiences. We will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.

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