Lead Data Engineer

Job Description
Bring your Data Engineering skills to the next level and join the AIML Data Platforms Fusion Data Management Team. In this role as a Lead Analytics Data Engineer you will bring your experience with Python / Java / Spark knowledge to help the Securities Services business identify opportunities to improve efficiency, increase revenue, optimize the operating model and risk framework and create value added data driven Products for our Clients.
As a Lead Data Engineer at JPMorgan Chase on the Corporate AIML Data Platforms Fusion Data Management Team, you play a key role in an agile team, designing and delivering secure, stable, and scalable technology products. You are responsible for implementing critical technology solutions across various technical areas to support the firm's business goals. You collaborate with teams, including Product Development and Business users, to develop applications on our AWS Analytics platform. Your role involves hands-on design and development of applications, formulating analytics strategies, and ensuring data and logic consistency and optimization across applications.
Job responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems.
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development.
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems.
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture.
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies.
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Software Engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Excellent Python knowledge with experience with Web application frameworks such as Fast API
• Experience in building data pipelines using Python / Java / Pyspark
• Working knowledge in Python base rest API builds including Fast API
• Experience pipeline orchestration tools i.e Argo, Airflow etc.
• Strong database skills with a thorough understanding of databases and data modelling concepts.
• Solid understanding in Object oriented programming concepts and Design patterns.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages.
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security; particularly around Docker image builds.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Knowledge of table formats i.e Iceberg.
• Knowledge of libraries i.e Polars, PyIceberg .
• Knowledge of languages like Rust is a plus.
• Working knowledge in AWS and relevant cloud tools like Glue, Lambda

About Us
JPMorganChase, 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 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
About the Team
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.