Lead Software Engineer - Java
JPMorgan Chase13 hours ago
Base Salary
$157k - $215k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, maintain, and optimize ETL data pipelines using Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog.
- Architect and implement data lake and data warehouse solutions using AWS services.
- Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders on data engineering, software engineering, and resilient cloud architecture.
- Improve observability, orchestration, resiliency, developer experience, automation, and operational stability across application platforms.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and tune data pipelines and cloud resources for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
- Lead and mentor engineers by providing technical guidance and conducting code reviews.
- Promote reusable data pipelines and operational simplicity through observability standards.
Requirements
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and at least five years of applied experience.
- At least five years of hands-on professional programming experience, including Java or Python for data engineering tasks.
- Hands-on experience with Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, notebooks, job orchestration, and AWS data services including EMR, Athena, Glue, and S3.
- Experience developing and optimizing large-scale batch and real-time data pipelines and using Spark libraries for machine learning and data transformation.
- Experience using AI tools for developer productivity, including SDD, Agentic AI, Skills, Copilot, or Claude Code.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, or Prometheus.
- Proficiency across the software development life cycle and familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code tools in cloud environments.
- Proven experience leading and mentoring software engineers.
- Preferred experience delivering enterprise investment banking applications for market surveillance, front-office trading systems, or analytics systems.
- Preferred familiarity with Spring Boot microservices, RESTful API development, Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka streaming, and financial products and trade workflows.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package and role-dependent incentive compensation or forfeitable equity.
- Comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, and financial coaching.
- Equal opportunity employment and reasonable accommodations for religious practices, mental health needs, and physical disabilities.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data Engineering
About JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase provides consumer and commercial banking, payments, credit card, wealth management, and corporate and investment banking services to individuals, businesses, institutions, and governments. The public company (NYSE: JPM) earns revenue from interest, fees, trading, and asset management across operations in more than 100 markets. Headquartered in New York City with roots dating to 1799, it serves retail customers and prominent corporate and government clients through brands including Chase and J.P. Morgan.