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As a Lead Software Engineer - Python/PySpark/Databricks/AWS at JPMorganChase within the Corporate 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 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
- 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.
- 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.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- 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
- Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
- Experience building and operating Databricks Lakehouse solutions hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS), including Amazon S3, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Key Management Service (KMS), basic networking concepts (VPC/security groups), and logging/auditing; Experience using Delta Lake (ACID-compliant tables, partitioning strategies, schema evolution) and Apache Spark on Databricks, including performance optimization (cluster sizing, skew mitigation, join strategies, caching, and file sizing/compaction); Experience delivering batch and streaming data pipelines (Structured Streaming, incremental processing, backfills, late-arriving data handling) and implementing governance/security controls in Databricks (e.g., Unity Catalog, table/column-level permissions, credential passthrough where applicable), with operational ownership including monitoring/alerting, incident response, root-cause analysis (RCA), and service level objective/service level agreement (SLO/SLA) management.
- Advanced in one or more programming language(s) including Python, PySpark
- Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
- Architect Databricks Lakehouse solutions, including bronze/silver/gold (or equivalent) layering and domain-oriented data products; implement resilient, scalable ingestion from AWS sources into Databricks using batch and streaming patterns (including CDC where required).
- Build maintainable pipelines using Delta Live Tables (DLT) and/or Databricks Jobs/Workflows with modular design, documentation, and runbooks; ensure production readiness through retries, checkpointing, idempotency, safe re-runs, and defined replay/backfill procedures; implement testing practices including unit/integration tests, data quality checks, and contract testing; Apply governance-by-design controls (least privilege, PII classification, auditing, lineage/metadata, controlled sharing/consumption); optimize Spark/Delta performance and cost (cluster right-sizing, storage layout, job/warehouse spend); lead design/code reviews and mentor engineers; partner cross-functionally with stakeholders and security/platform teams; deliver CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code for Databricks + AWS with promotion across environments and strong version control/code review discipline.
- 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
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- AI experience
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
Skills Required
- Formal training or certification in software engineering and 5+ years applied experience
- Advanced programming skills in Python and PySpark
- Hands-on experience building and operating Databricks Lakehouse solutions on AWS (Databricks, Delta Lake, Apache Spark)
- Experience with AWS services and security: Amazon S3, IAM, KMS, VPC/security groups, logging and auditing
- Experience delivering batch and streaming data pipelines, including Structured Streaming, CDC, backfills, and late-arriving data handling
- Experience implementing governance and security controls in Databricks (Unity Catalog, table/column-level permissions, credential passthrough)
- Practical experience with performance optimization for Spark/Delta (cluster sizing, skew mitigation, join strategies, caching, file sizing/compaction)
- Ability to architect Databricks Lakehouse solutions (bronze/silver/gold layering) and design resilient, scalable ingestion patterns
- Experience building maintainable pipelines using Delta Live Tables (DLT) and/or Databricks Jobs/Workflows; ensure production readiness (retries, checkpointing, idempotency, replay/backfill)
- Strong understanding of CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, application resiliency, security, and testing practices (unit/integration, data quality, contract tests)
- Operational ownership experience: monitoring/alerting, incident response, root-cause analysis, and SLO/SLA management
- Experience leading design/code reviews, mentoring engineers, and partnering cross-functionally with security and platform teams
- Demonstrated experience leading use of approved AI-assisted software development tools and setting team validation standards
- Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows and coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption
- AI experience
JPMorganChase Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about JPMorganChase and has not been reviewed or approved by JPMorganChase.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and mental-health coverage are broad, with wellness incentives, on-site or virtual care, and an EAP offering coaching and counseling. Plan materials emphasize accessible options, including multiple medical choices and tools to manage costs.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave extends up to 16 weeks for all parents, supplemented by paid Critical Caregiver Leave. Family resources include backup childcare via Bright Horizons, lactation support and milk-shipping, family-building assistance, and even a free five-month SNOO rental for newborns.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with an annual company match and automatic pay credits for most employees, with a legacy pension available to earlier hires. An Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a 5% discount further supports long-term savings.
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What We Do
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $3.7 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Technology fuels every aspect of our company and is at the heart of everything we do. With over 50,000 technologists globally and an annual tech spend of $12 billion, we are dedicated to improving the design, analytics, development, coding, testing and application programming that goes into creating high quality software and new products. Learn more about technology at our firm, explore resources from our Distinguished Engineers, AI & ML researchers, and other experts; access the latest episode of our TechTrends podcast, and more at www.jpmorgan.com/technology. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com. ©2023 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. JPMorgan Chase is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans.
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