Lead Data Platform Engineer: Java/Python & AI

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in London seeks a Lead Software Engineer for Data Platform & Strategy within Corporate Risk Technology to design, build, and scale data engineering solutions. You will drive secure, scalable products and collaborate with agile teams to improve delivery and reliability.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development, governance of coding standards, and advancing data-driven risk technology. Excellent leadership and cloud-native delivery experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Hands-on design, implementation, testing and ops for large-scale enterprise data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions and troubleshoot complex problems.
• Develop secure, production-grade code for data-intensive apps and review peers' code.
• Automate remediation to improve stability and performance.
• Lead evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams on architecture.
• Drive AI-assisted coding practices, code review, test acceleration, and secure release readiness.
• Promote enterprise-standard SDLC tooling and reusable patterns across teams.
• Foster communities of practice and a culture of diversity and inclusion.

Skills

Engineering & Architecture

AI/ML

Java

Python

C/C++

C#

Relational DBs

NoSQL/ Data Lakes

Kafka

Observability tools

Airflow

Temporal

CI/CD

Cloud-native

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Spark/PySpark

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in London seeks a Lead Software Engineer for Data Platform & Strategy within Corporate Risk Technology to design, build, and scale data engineering solutions. You will drive secure, scalable products and collaborate with agile teams to improve delivery and reliability.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development, governance of coding standards, and advancing data-driven risk technology. Excellent leadership and cloud-native delivery experience are expected.