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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Corporate Technology team, you will design, develop, and deliver scalable, consumer-aligned data products that power executive reporting , analytics, AI and business applications. This role is ideal for an experienced software engineer who has a deep expertise in data development and is passionate about transforming complex enterprise data into trusted reusable products.
The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Databricks, SQL, PySpark, Oracle and modern data engineering practices. They will partner with the business stake holders, analytics teams, UI developers, and product owners to build high quality data products that enable self-service analytics, dashboards, AI solutions, and operational reporting.
Job Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain consumer-aligned data products that support enterprise reporting analytics
- Develop curated datasets (Delta Lake tables) and analytics-ready models to support reporting, dashboards, and decision-making.
- 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.
- Design efficient, maintainable SQL queries, views, stored procedures, and reusable data models
- Build reusable data assets that support dashboards, AI use cases, automation, and business applications
- Ensure data quality, governance, lineage, and documentation are incorporated into all solutions
- Optimize data processing performance and identify opportunity to improve scalability and efficiency
- Collaborate closely with frontend developers, analytics engineers, UX Designers and product owners
- Stay current on emerging technologies and recommend improvements in cloud data architecture , AI, and automation
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- 8+ years in software engineering and/or data application development.
- Expert-level SQL development experience, including query tuning and performance optimization.
- Extensive experience with Databricks and the Databricks Lakehouse Platform.
- Strong experience building data applications and pipelines using PySpark.
- Experience with Oracle databases and enterprise data architecture / integration patterns.
- Proven ability to design scalable, reusable data products for business consumers, grounded in strong data modeling (including dimensional modeling).
- Experience with API integrations and consuming/combining data from multiple enterprise sources.
- Operational excellence and modern delivery practices: incident response (triage/rollback/mitigation/postmortems), data lineage & impact analysis mindset, Agile methodologies, CI/CD, and strong analytical/communication/problem-solving skills.
- 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
Experience building executive dashboards using Tableau, Qlik, or Power BI.
- Experience supporting AI, machine learning, or Generative AI initiatives.
- Experience with automation technologies and workflow orchestration.
- Experience designing semantic layers or enterprise data products.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical solution design.
About Us
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
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