Lead Software Engineer: Data Engineering

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As an Engineering Lead at JPMorganChase within Employee Platforms, you are an

integral part of an agile team responsible for the hands-on delivery and

architecture of secure, stable, scalable data engineering solutions on AWS and

Databricks. As a core technical contributor, you own technical direction,

develop critical components, drive production reliability, and deliver trusted

technology products in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

* Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical

troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional

approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems

* Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code

written by others.

* Architects and delivers data platforms and pipelines across ingestion,

transformation, curation, and consumption on AWS and Databricks using Spark

and Delta.

* Builds reusable Python and/or Scala libraries, frameworks, pipeline

templates, and automation.

* Owns operational excellence, including data quality, monitoring and alerting,

SLAs, incident triage and RCA, and performance and cost optimization.

* Drives SDLC standards covering CI/CD, testing strategy, secure coding,

resiliency patterns, and design and code reviews.

* Leads and mentors engineers and partners with product, analytics, and

security teams to deliver roadmaps and execution.

* Uses enterprise-authorized GenAI developer tools such as GitHub Copilot and

Claude Code to accelerate refactoring, test generation, and documentation

with strong validation and controls.

* Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering

practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery

speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring,

test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while

establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review,

automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.

* Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle

toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and

automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.

* Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring

issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and

systems

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Formal training or certification on data engineering concepts with

architecture and production ownership concepts and 5+ years applied

experience

* Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application

development, testing, and operational stability

* Strong Python coding skills, and deep experience with Databricks and Spark.

* 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.

* Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle

* Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application

Resiliency, and Security

* Strong experience with AWS and modern lakehouse and data platform patterns.

* Proven technical leadership through architecture decisions, mentoring, and

cross-team influence.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* AWS certification and/or Databricks certification.

* Experience with streaming architectures, including event-driven ingestion,

near-real-time processing, and operational support for monitoring, alerting,

and recovery.

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

[https://careers.jpmorgan.com/us/en/how-we-hire/faqs] for more information about

requesting an accommodation.

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

Disability/Veterans

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.