Lead Software Engineer - Data Engineer, Python, AWS

Job Summary

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. As a Lead Software Engineer-Cloud Data/Python/Java/Spark at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer and Community Banking's Home Lending and Servicing team, you will play a crucial role in an agile team dedicated to enhancing, building, and delivering reliable, market-leading technology products that are secure, stable, and scalable.

Job Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• 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.
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies.
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.
• Architects, develops, and deploys scalable data pipelines and solutions on AWS using services such as S3, Redshift, Glue, EMR, Lambda, and Athena.
• Creates and optimizes data models, builds robust ETL processes, and ensures efficient ingestion, transformation, and storage.
• Monitors, troubleshoots, and tunes data pipelines and cloud resources for optimal performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Maintains comprehensive documentation of data architectures, processes, and best practices; mentors junior engineers and shares knowledge within the team.
• Stays current with AWS advancements, evaluates new services and tools, and drives continuous improvement in cloud data engineering practices.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Hands-on professional experience in one or more programming language(s), including Java or Python, proficiency in Python, SQL, and at least one additional language (e.g., Java or Scala) for data engineering tasks.
• Hands-on experience utilizing Apache Spark for large-scale data processing, including developing and optimizing data pipelines, performing real-time and batch analytics, and leveraging Spark’s libraries for machine learning and data transformation to drive actionable business insights.
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Demonstrated experience in system design, including architecting scalable and reliable solutions, selecting appropriate technologies, defining system components and their interactions, and ensuring alignment with business requirements and performance goals through detailed documentation and collaborative design reviews.
• Experience with AWS services related to data storage and management, such as AWS Aurora, DynamoDB, S3, and RDS.
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.).
• AWS Certifications.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Extensive experience working with relational databases such as Oracle, MySQL, and SQL Server, including designing schemas, writing complex queries, optimizing performance, and ensuring data integrity for a variety of business applications.
• Snowflake experience is a plus.
• Databricks experience is a plus.

About Us

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 Group depends on innovators like you to serve consumers, small businesses, municipalities, and non-profits. You’ll support the delivery of award-winning tools and services that cover everything from personal and small business banking as well as lending, mortgages, credit cards, payments, auto finance, and investment advice. This group is also focused on developing and delivering cutting-edge mobile applications, digital experiences, and next-generation banking technology solutions to better serve our clients and customers.

Key skills/competency

• Data Engineering
• Python
• AWS
• Spark
• ETL
• System Design
• Agile Methodologies
• CI/CD
• SQL
• Software Development Life Cycle