Lead Software Engineer - Market Risk

Job Description
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 at JPMorgan Chase within the Market Risk MXL DataLake Team, you will join a strategic initiative building cutting-edge data platforms for market risk and analytics. In this role, you'll design and implement high-volume data pipelines and historical data stores, collaborating closely with architects, risk technologists, and product owners.
Job Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain large-scale historical data stores on modern big-data platforms
• Develop robust, scalable data pipelines using PySpark / Spark for batch and incremental processing
• Apply strong data-modelling principles (e.g. dimensional, Data Vault-style, or similar approaches) to support long-term historical analysis and regulatory requirements
• Engineer high-quality, production-grade code with a focus on correctness, performance, testability, and maintainability
• Optimize Spark workloads for performance and cost efficiency (partitioning, clustering, file layout, etc.)
• Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to evolve platform standards, patterns, and best practices
• Contribute to code reviews, technical design discussions, and continuous improvement of engineering practices

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Degree-level education in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience)
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and system design
• Proven experience building large-scale data engineering solutions on big-data platforms
• Hands-on experience developing PySpark / Spark pipelines in production environments
• Solid understanding of data modelling for analytical and historical data use cases
• Experience working with large volumes of structured data over long time horizons
• Familiarity with distributed systems concepts such as fault tolerance, parallelism, and idempotent processing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, or similar cloud-based big-data platforms
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing Data Vault 2.0 models.
• Exposure to historical / regulatory data platforms, risk data, or financial services
• Knowledge of append-only data patterns, slowly changing dimensions, or event-driven data models
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, and production monitoring for data pipelines
• Experience building highly reliable, production-grade risk systems with robust controls and integration with modern SRE tooling.

About Us
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 for more information about requesting an accommodation.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
About the Team
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.