Principal Software Engineer - Databricks

Next Frontier Capital; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive total rewards package

Discretionary incentive compensation

Comprehensive health care coverage

On-site health and wellness centers

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join the Chief Data Analytics Office - AIML Data Platforms Team in Jersey City.

You will design and implement scalable software frameworks, lead AI-enabled development practices, and guide cross-functional teams through complex enterprise programs. The role requires deep Databricks and AWS expertise, a strong focus on security and resiliency, and the ability to influence senior leaders while delivering high-quality production code

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading technology organizations and delivering complex, enterprise-scale programs.
• Proficient in Python and SDLC processes at an enterprise grade.
• Deep expertise in Databricks architecture, performance tuning, cost management, security patterns, and operational excellence.
• Ability to influence senior leaders across business, product, and technology domains.
• Experience designing and leading adoption of agentic AI-enabled development practices with human-in-the-loop validation and auditability.

Responsibilities

• Creates complex and scalable coding frameworks using appropriate software design patterns.
• Develops secure and high-quality production code; reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Architects and governs agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows to improve delivery speed, code quality, and scale, with guardrails for security and reuse across teams.
• Applies knowledge of SDLC tools to improve automation and value realization.
• Advises cross-functional teams on technical matters within domain of expertise and serves as a go-to subject matter expert.
• Contributes to development of technical methods in line with product development methodologies.
• Creates durable, reusable software frameworks leveraged across teams; influences senior stakeholders.
• Leads and mentors across portfolios, aligning priorities and driving execution.

Skills

Python

SDLC

AWS

Databricks

AI-enabled development

Security and resiliency

Stakeholder leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Terraform

Databricks

AWS

Job description

As a Principal Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Chief Data Analytics Office - AIML Data Platforms Team, you provide expertise and engineering excellence as an integral part of an agile team to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Leverage your advanced technical capabilities and collaborate with colleagues across the organization to drive best-in-class outcomes across various technologies to support one or more of the firm’s portfolios.

Job responsibilities

• Creates complex and scalable coding frameworks using appropriate software design frameworks.
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Architects and governs agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) to improve delivery speed, code quality, and operational outcomes at scale (e.g., AI-driven PR review assistance, test generation/maintenance, release readiness checks, incident triage and root-cause acceleration), while defining guardrails for validation, security, resiliency, and reuse across teams.
• 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 at scale.
• Advises cross-functional teams on technological matters within domain of expertise.
• Serves as the function’s go-to subject matter expert.
• Contributes to the development of technical methods in specialized fields in line with the latest product development methodologies.
• Creates durable, reusable software frameworks that are leveraged across teams and functions.
• Influences leaders and senior stakeholders across business, product, and technology teams.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 10+ years of experience (or equivalent expertise) leading technology organizations and delivering complex, enterprise-scale programs.
• Proficient in Python and SDLC processes around it at an enterprise grade.
• Proficient in AWS Infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Hands-on experience in AWS resources focusing on Network boundaries, Resource and IAM policies, cross account / region access patterns and Compute at Scale.
• Executive-level stakeholder leadership: demonstrated ability to influence and align senior leaders across business, product, and technology organizations.
• Deep expertise in Databricks in large enterprises, including architecture, performance tuning, cost management, security patterns, and operational excellence.
• Ability to manage multiple portfolios and competing priorities, establishing clarity, execution discipline, and transparent decision-making.
• Demonstrated experience designing and leading adoption of agentic AI-enabled development practices (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) across teams, including setting standards for human-in-the-loop validation, auditability/traceability of changes, and secure handling of sensitive data.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use and control expectations in engineering workflows, including security/resiliency implications, data sensitivity, and risk-based governance; ability to influence senior technical leaders on safe scaling patterns and reuse.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong understanding of global data governance, privacy, and regulatory requirements, with the ability to translate them into pragmatic technical architecture decisions and engineering requirements. Strong understanding of modern data platform architectures (data lakes, data warehouses, lakehouse) and distributed computing frameworks.
• Proven experience with enterprise metadata, catalog, and lineage platforms, plus practical expertise with data contracts and schema governance.

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

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success. Provide expertise and engineering excellence to enhance, build and deliver market-leading technologies within the firm