Lead Software Engineer - Data Technology | Data Engineering

This is your chance to change the path of your career and work at one of the world's leading financial institutions. As a Lead Software Engineer – Data Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer & Community Banking/Data Products team, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives. Job Responsibilities: - Design, develop, and optimize large-scale ETL (Extract Transform Load) data pipelines. - Build high-quality Python applications using modular code, reusable components, logging, and automated testing. - Develop and maintain distributed data processing solutions using PySpark. - Large scale end-to-end testing design and validation. - Implement and support workflow orchestration using Control-M or Apache Airflow (MWAA). - Develop cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services, including Glue, Athena, Lambda, and CloudWatch. - Design and manage modern data lake architectures utilizing Iceberg and/or Delta Lake. - Administer and optimize Snowflake environments, including streams, tasks, roles, and warehouses. - Participate in code reviews and champion engineering best practices, testing standards, and CI/CD processes. - Leverage approved AI-assisted development tools while ensuring secure, responsible, and compliant software delivery. Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills - Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience with a strong focus on data engineering. - Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages – Python (primary) & Java (secondary) - Hands-on experience with PySpark or other distributed data processing frameworks. - Strong expertise in DBT (Data Build Tool) and modern ETL (Extract Transform Load) development practices. - Experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Control-M or Apache Airflow (MWAA). - Expertise with AWS data services, including Glue, Athena, CloudWatch, and Lambda. - Knowledge of modern open table formats such as Iceberg and/or Delta Lake. - Experience with Snowflake administration and development. - Strong SQL skills and experience with modern database technologies. - 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. Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills - Experience with Kafka, Flink, or other streaming technologies. - Familiarity with AI/ML technologies including LLMs, prompt engineering, vector search, and responsible AI practices. - Experience using AI-assisted software development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, or similar technologies. - Financial services industry experience and understanding of large-scale enterprise data environments. - Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical delivery initiatives.