ETL Java AI Lead Engineer

JPMorganChase; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase leads in financial services and seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive data engineering efforts within the Consumer & Community Banking Marketing Technology team. You will architect and deliver large-scale data pipelines, build Java-based services, and promote AI-assisted development practices in a secure, scalable environment.

The role requires deep expertise in data engineering, Spark, and modern data lake patterns, with strong collaboration across cross-functional teams to meet

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience.
• Strong experience leading AI-assisted software development tools and validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Proven experience with responsible AI use, data sensitivity, secure handling, resilience and security expectations.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting across complex problems.
• Drives team adoption of enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices for code quality and delivery speed.
• Architects and delivers large-scale data pipelines (ETL/ELT) across ingestion, transformation, validation, and publishing.
• Designs data lake patterns with quality controls, lineage, governance, and reusable datasets.
• Builds and optimizes distributed processing workloads using Apache Spark and modern file formats.
• Tunes performance across compute and storage (Spark, joins, cache, skew, warehouse).
• Implements engineering best practices: CI/CD, testing, observability, security-by-design.
• Builds Java services and data access layers; develops REST APIs and integration components.
• Applies modern application engineering practices (clean architecture, SOLID, test automation, secure coding).

Skills

Java

Python

Big data

Spark

Data pipelines

Cloud

ETL/ELT

Distributed systems

Tools

Airflow

Snowflake

Kafka

Job description

Job Description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Consumer & Community Banking Marketing Technology team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation
• Lead architecture and hands-on delivery of large-scale data pipelines (ETL/ELT) covering ingestion, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and publishing across curated layers
• Design and operationalize data lake patterns, including partitioning strategies, data quality controls, lineage, governance, and reusable datasets/data products
• Build and optimize distributed processing workloads using Apache Spark and modern storage/file formats (e.g., Parquet, Avro)
• Drive performance tuning across compute and storage (e.g., Spark tuning: shuffle, joins, caching, skew handling; and warehouse tuning where applicable)
• Implement engineering best practices: code quality, automated testing, CI/CD, observability (metrics/logs/traces), security-by-design, and operational readiness
• Build and maintain Java-based services and components that support data workflows (e.g., ingestion services, orchestration helpers, APIs, data access layers)
• Develop REST APIs and integration components to enable downstream consumption and platform interoperability
• Apply modern application engineering practices (clean architecture, SOLID principles, test automation, and secure coding practices)

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with strong depth in data engineering/big data platforms
• Strong hands-on development experience in Java plus proficiency in at least one data-focused language such as Python
• Proven experience designing and building robust ETL/ELT pipelines and data integration frameworks
• Strong experience with Apache Spark and distributed processing concepts (fault tolerance, partitioning, performance tuning)
• Strong understanding of data storage serialization and formats such as Parquet and Avro
• Solid knowledge of data lake/lakehouse concepts and patterns (e.g., Medallion architecture), including data quality, metadata, and governance considerations
• Experience working with cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake (loading/unloading patterns, performance basics) or equivalent
• Ability to lead technical discussions, communicate clearly to varied stakeholders, and drive delivery in cross-functional environments

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Experience with orchestration and workflow scheduling tools (e.g., Airflow, Dagster, Control-M, etc.)
• Exposure to streaming/event-driven processing (e.g., Kafka, Spark Structured Streaming) and incremental processing patterns (CDC, upserts)
• Experience with table formats / ACID layers (e.g., Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, Hudi).
• Strong production operations mindset (on-call practices, SLAs/SLOs, observability, incident response).
• Experience in regulated environments (risk, audit, compliance, privacy, PII handling).
• Experience with cost optimization / FinOps practices for data platforms.
• Experience with working with Agentic AI / Gen AI solutions and capabilities will be an added advantage.

ABOUT US

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.
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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

About The Team

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.