Lead Software Engineer - Data​/Python​/AWS

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Technology Division, 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.

• 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. Builds scalable, robust, and secure data infrastructure solutions using Python on AWS.
• Architects and implements data pipelines and platform components using Apache Iceberg, Databricks, AWS Glue, and DuckDB.
• Uses tools like AWS Cloud Formation and Terraform to automate deployment and management of cloud resources.
• 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.

• Formal training or certification on Software Engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience in Python and/or Data engineering space.
• Hands‑on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Strong proficiency in Python. Hands‑on experience with AWS services (ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, IAM, RDS, Fargate, Glue, etc.).
• Experience with data lake technologies, especially Apache Iceberg, Databricks, AWS Glue, and DuckDB.
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (Cloud Watch, X‑Ray, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk).
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.).
• In‑depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems.
• Practical cloud native experience.

• AWS Certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, Developer, Data Analytics).
• Experience with NLP, AI/ML workflow orchestration, or advanced analytics pipelines.
• Prior experience in building enterprise‑scale data platforms or analytics solutions.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud‑native patterns.

JPMorgan

Chase, 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…