Lead Software Engineer - Python and Spark

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer and Community

Banking's Technology team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works

to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a

secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are

responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple

technical areas within various business functions 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

* 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

* Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams

to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical

credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and

information architecture

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+

years applied experience

* Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application

development, testing, and operational stability

* Advanced in one or more programming language(s) Python, Spark, AWS

* Experience with Real time messaging – Kafka / Java on Gaia Application

Platform

* Experience with ODS – Cassandra is required

* Experience in middle-tier/backend systems development in Java/Linux

* Experience with Hadoop, Enterprise Java development, SQL/NoSQL data platforms

(Cassandra, PostgreSQL) is required

* Working experience with Pub/sub messaging (Rendezvous, AMPS, Kafka, etc.),

Stream processing (Storm, Hbase, Nifi, Spark Streaming, etc.) is required

* 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

* Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle and advanced

understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency,

and Security

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Experience with PySpark is preferred

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

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

requesting an accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

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.