Lead Software Engineer

Testing Site - JPMC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Houston seeks a Lead Data Software Engineer to drive secure, scalable cloud-based data solutions. You will contribute across design, development, testing, and deployment within the Commercial and Investment Bank, partnering with vendors and internal teams to push advanced technology products.

Primary focus areas include AWS cloud, Python data pipelines, and AI/ML tooling, with a strong emphasis on automation and SDLC excellence.

Qualifications

• Formal training in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Extensive experience building and operating AWS/public cloud–based applications.
• Strong Python (Pyspark) programming skills.
• Proven hands-on delivery across system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in automation, CI/CD, and all aspects of the SDLC.
• Experience with pipelines and DAGs for data processing and/or machine learning.
• Demonstrated proficiency in cloud and AI/ML software practices.
• Experience driving adoption of AI engineering tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) for JIRA, documentation, coding, and releases, with measurable productivity and quality gains.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture.
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies.
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

Skills

Software engineering

Python

CI/CD

AWS cloud

SDLC

Tools

Terraform

Airflow

Kubernetes

GitHub Copilot

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 Data Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Commercial and Investment Bank, youare 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 break down technical problems
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience
• Extensive experience building and operating AWS/public cloud–based applications
• Strong Python (Pyspark) programming skills
• Proven hands‑on delivery across system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in automation, CI/CD, and all aspects of the SDLC
• Experience with pipelines and DAGs for data processing and/or machine learning
• Demonstrated proficiency in cloud and AI/ML software practices
• Experience driving adoption of AI engineering tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) for JIRA, documentation, coding, and releases, with measurable productivity and quality gains

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• AWS (hands-on): Glue, EventBridge, Step Functions, Lambda, ECS, EKS, Kinesis, CloudWatch
• Outside AWS: Python, Terraform, TigerGraph, graph databases, GitHub Copilot, Airflow, Kubernetes
• JPMC platforms/tools (highly preferred): Jules/JET, GKP (Gaia Kubernetes), Fusion MLOps