Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.
As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Consumer and Community Banking, you will lead the design and delivery of high-impact, cloud-native software and data engineering solutions that power trusted business capabilities. You will influence technical direction across teams, raise engineering standards through strong governance and mentorship, and drive measurable improvements in quality, reliability, and delivery speed. You will also promote responsible, secure use of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted development practices to help teams solve complex problems efficiently and safely.
Job responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of secure, production-grade software and data pipelines that are scalable, resilient, and performant
- Drive technical decisions that shape system architecture, product design, and operational processes across multiple teams
- Develop high-quality code and perform rigorous reviews to improve maintainability, security, and engineering excellence
- Establish and govern responsible AI-assisted engineering practices (for example, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting), including validation standards for correctness, performance, and security
- Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.
- Partner with product, data, risk, and operations stakeholders to translate business needs into well-designed technical solutions
- Design analytics-ready data assets (curated datasets, semantic layers, and metric definitions) with strong usability and consistency
- Optimize distributed processing and data modeling patterns to improve throughput, cost efficiency, and reliability
- Strengthen observability and data quality through monitoring, alerting, lineage, and measurable service-level outcomes
- Mentor and coach engineers, setting clear expectations and raising the bar on engineering rigor and delivery discipline
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- Experience leading design and delivery of complex, cloud-native software or data engineering solutions in production environments
- Strong knowledge of data engineering fundamentals, including data structures, performance tuning, distributed processing, and modeling patterns
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain analytics-ready data products with attention to quality, consistency, and governance
- Hands-on experience with modern software development life cycle practices, including automated testing and continuous integration and delivery
- Experience guiding teams on safe, compliant use of AI-assisted development tools, including clear validation practices for AI outputs
- Strong understanding of secure engineering practices, data sensitivity handling, and resiliency expectations in enterprise environments
- Proven ability to solve ambiguous technical problems independently and influence outcomes across teams through clear technical leadership
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Hands-on experience with cloud and containers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform; Docker; Kubernetes)
- Experience with batch and distributed compute (Apache Spark; managed platforms such as Databricks or equivalents)
- Experience with streaming and messaging platforms (Kafka or equivalent)
- Experience with orchestration and transformation tools (Airflow and dbt or equivalents)
- Experience with Lakehouse storage and table formats (for example, Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, or Apache Hudi) and strong SQL performance tuning
- Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) tooling (Terraform or equivalent) and operational excellence practices (monitoring, alerting, and reliability engineering)
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 TeamOur 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.Skills Required
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts
- At least 5 years of applied software engineering experience
- Experience leading the design and delivery of complex cloud-native software or data engineering solutions in production
- Strong knowledge of data engineering fundamentals, including data structures, performance tuning, distributed processing, and data modeling patterns
- Experience building and maintaining analytics-ready data products with quality, consistency, and governance
- Hands-on experience with software development lifecycle practices, automated testing, and continuous integration and delivery
- Experience guiding teams on safe and compliant use of AI-assisted development tools, including validation practices
- Strong understanding of secure engineering, data sensitivity handling, and enterprise resiliency expectations
- Ability to solve ambiguous technical problems independently and influence outcomes across teams
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and containers, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Experience with batch and distributed compute, including Apache Spark or Databricks
- Experience with streaming and messaging platforms such as Kafka
- Experience with orchestration and transformation tools such as Airflow and dbt
- Experience with Lakehouse storage and table formats such as Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, or Apache Hudi, plus SQL performance tuning
- Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform and operational excellence practices
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.
Why Work With Us
Our technologists work on a diverse range of solutions that include strategic technology initiatives, big data, mobile, electronic payments, machine learning, cybersecurity, enterprise cloud development, and other state-of-the-art technologies.
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