JPMorgan Chase
Lead Software Engineer - Data Engineer
$157K–$215K
Jersey City, NJ · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years applied experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Technology, Data Science, or a related field; advanced degree preferred. Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts is required.
About the job
Leads software and data engineering work for the Corporate Technology Financial Planning & Analysis team, building and operating secure, scalable technology while advancing responsible AI-assisted engineering practices.
What you'll do
- Designs, develops, troubleshoots, reviews, and debugs production software.
- Promotes validated AI-assisted engineering practices and automation to improve code quality, delivery, and operational stability.
- Leads evaluations of vendors and technical architectures for use in existing systems.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
- Advanced proficiency in Java, Python, or Scala; good understanding of AWS; extensive big data experience, including Apache Spark.
- Experience leading approved AI-assisted software development, validating outputs, and coaching on responsible, secure use.
Nice to have
- Exposure to Databricks.
- Experience with data visualization and business intelligence platforms.
Pay
USD 156,750.00-$215,000.00 base salary
Tools
Java, Python, Scala, AWS, Apache Spark, Databricks
AI focus
Drives team adoption of approved AI-assisted engineering for coding, code review, refactoring, testing, troubleshooting, and incident analysis, with validation for correctness, performance, security, and responsible handling of sensitive data.
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