Lead Software Engineer, Data Platform

JPMorgan Chase

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Work type: On-site
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Salary: $152,000–$215,000 / yr
Posted: 16 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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This role $184k

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About JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a global financial services firm and one of the largest banks in the world, offering investment banking, commercial banking, asset management, and consumer financial services.

JPMorgan Chase currently has 436 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $152,000–$215,000 across 230 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Software Engineer, Data Platform

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Banking Data Analytics Payments Technology team, you will lead an agile squad tasked with developing and maintaining scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows for both batch and real-time processing using technologies like Spark, Airflow, Kafka, and Flink. Your daily tasks include designing data platform components such as cataloging systems, quality frameworks, and semantic layers while ensuring compliance standards are met. You will collaborate closely with analytics teams to implement robust data modeling strategies that support advanced reporting and analytics needs. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in software engineering or data platform development, proficiency in Python, Java, and SQL, and hands-on expertise with distributed data processing frameworks and cloud services like AWS S3, Glue, Redshift, and EMR. Additionally, familiarity with Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, and semantic layer tools such as dbt Metrics is essential for this role that operates at a large scale within one of the world’s leading financial institutions.

Skills

Python Java SQL Apache Spark Apache Flink Apache Airflow Kafka AWS S3 AWS Glue AWS Redshift AWS Athena AWS EMR AWS Lake Formation Kubernetes Terraform Docker Apache Iceberg OpenMetadata Backstage Tableau dbt Metrics Infrastructure as Code

What you'll do

Designs and builds scalable data pipelines using Spark, Airflow, Kafka, and Flink.
Develops data platform components including data cataloging and quality frameworks with governance standards.
Implements data modeling strategies to support analytics, reporting, and downstream consumption.
Partners with teams to translate data requirements into production-grade solutions.
Proficient in cloud data services like AWS S3, Glue, Redshift, Athena, EMR, Lake Formation.

What we're looking for

Demonstrated professional experience in software engineering or data platform development.
Proficient in Python, Java, SQL, Apache Spark, and Flink for distributed data processing.
Expertise in data modeling techniques including star schema, snowflake models, and query optimization.
Experience designing and operating data pipelines on Databricks with Apache Airflow orchestration.
Proficiency with cloud data services such as AWS S3, Glue, Redshift, Athena, EMR, Lake Formation.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes for production-grade data platforms and open catalog integration.

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