Sr. Lead Software Engineer - AWS Data Engineer - AI/ML

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Houston, TX, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Airflow Amazon Web Services JIRA Automation of Tests Cloud Computing Software Quality Code Review Directed Acyclic Graph (Directed Graphs) Amazon DynamoDB Python (Programming Language) Machine Learning
+20 more
Systems Development Life Cycle Software Tools Secure Coding Software Engineering Datadog Data Processing GitHub Copilot State Machines Servicebus Kubernetes Production Code AWS Data Analytics Machine Learning Operations Functional Programming Cloudwatch Terraform Code Restructuring Dynatrace Serverless Computing Docker

Job description

Be an integral part of an agile team that’s constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products., As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Commercial and Investment Banking, 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. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications., * Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors

  • Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
  • Drives adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root-cause analysis), while establishing measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/TLM toolchain.
  • Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.
  • Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
  • Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies
  • Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Requirements

  • Formal training in software engineering concepts and 10+ years of applied experience.
  • Extensive experience building and operating AWS/public cloud-based applications.
  • Experience with pipelines and DAGs (Directed Acyclic Graph) for data processing and/or machine learning.
  • Strong Python programming skills.
  • Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (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 senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls. *

  • Demonstrated proficiency in cloud and AI/ML software practices.
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
  • Familiarity with MLOps practices and tooling.
  • 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

  • Experience leading a small team as tech lead and/or manager.
  • Proficiency with AWS (hands-on): SageMaker, Bedrock, Glue, Redshift Serverless, DynamoDB, EventBridge, Step Functions, Lambda, ECS, EKS, Kinesis, CloudWatch
  • Experience with Python, Terraform, GitHub Copilot, Airflow, Kubernetes, Docker, MLflow, Datadog, Dynatrace, MCP.
  • Familiarity with JPMC platforms/tools (highly preferred): Jules/JET, GKP (Gaia Kubernetes), Fusion MLOps

Benefits & conditions

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.

About the company

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.

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