Software Engineer III - Databricks / IAM at JPMC Candidate Experience page

Plano, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

19 Apr, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Databricks, Apache Spark, Python, Java, AWS, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, ETL/ELT, SQL, Terraform, CI/CD, Data pipelines, Cloud security, Identity and access management, Performance tuning, Agile methodologies

Industry

Financial Services

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 JPMorgan Chase within the Chief Technology Office - Identity and Access Management - Data Service Engineering 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 break down technical problems * Architect and deliver high-throughput, low-latency data pipelines on Databricks and Apache Spark (Core, SQL, Structured Streaming) * Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others * Define and implement Lakehouse patterns with Delta Lake (ACID, schema evolution, time travel, Z-ordering, compaction) to achieve performance at scale * Manage Databricks compute and cluster configurations: runtime selection, autoscaling, driver/executor sizing, Spark configs, init-scripts, cluster policies, pools, and instance profiles including orchestrate jobs with Databrick workflows to integrate with AWS * Design secure data ingestion and transformation on AWS using S3 (data lake and lifecycle), Glue (catalog/ETL), IAM and Secrets Manager (RBAC/credentials), CloudWatch (logging/metrics/alerting), Lambda (serverless utilities), and Kinesis/Kafka/MSK (streaming) * Implement data quality, lineage, and governance with Unity Catalog and/or Glue Catalog - embed expectations and validations within pipelines * Optimize spark performance and cost via partitioning strategies, file sizing, AQE, broadcast joins, shuffle tuning, caching, spill/memory management, and job right - sizing * 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 * Collaborate with platform security and networking teams to enforce encryption, network controls, and least-privilege access; ensure compliance with organizational policies * Add to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills: * Formal training or certification on software / data engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience * Hands-on Databricks expertise across Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows, Repos/notebooks, and SQL Warehouses, including cluster setup/optimization and Spark performance tuning * Advanced in one or more programming language(s), framework(s), and tools (i.e., Python and or Java, Spark and Databricks) * Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, and proficient in automation and continuous delivery methods * Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD Git-based workflows and Terraform IaC, Application Resiliency, and Security * Experience with incident responses and root - cause analysis; maintaining SLAs, observability, and runbooks to drive continuous improvement in reliability and cost efficiency, participating in technical design reviews and collaborating with product owners and cross - functional teams on roadmaps and backlog prioritization * Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.) * Strong AWS experience with S3, IAM (including roles/instance profiles), Glue, CloudWatch, Kinesis/MSK, and DynamoDB * Proven track record architecting and operating ETL/ELT pipelines (batch and streaming), covering schema design/evolution, SLAs, and reliability engineering * Strong SQL and analytics data modeling (dimensional/star schemas) aligned with Lakehouse best practices * Program with a security-first mindset in secret management, encryption at rest/in transit, and network controls Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills: * Experience with Databricks: Delta Live Tables and advanced governance (catalogs, grants, auditing) * Practical cloud native experience - using AWS networking and egress: VPC, subnets, routing, security groups, and data egress controls * Analyze IaC, CI/CD, and test automation: Terraform for infrastructure deployments; Git workflows, artifact management; testing frameworks (pytest, JUnit). * Knowledge in cost optimization with autoscaling strategies, spot vs on-demand, auto-termination, storage layouts, and compaction * Drive real-time ingestion with Kafka/MSK or Kinesis Data Streams/Firehose * Comprehend observability metrics, lineage, SLAs, and alerting for data systems * Experience in financial services or similarly regulated environments 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 [https://careers.jpmorgan.com/us/en/how-we-hire/faqs] for more information about requesting an accommodation. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans Our Corporate Technology team relies on smart, driven people like you to develop applications and provide tech support for all our corporate functions across our network. Your efforts will touch lives all over the financial spectrum and across all our divisions: Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and within the Corporate Administrative Office. You’ll be part of a team specifically built to meet and exceed our evolving technology needs, as well as our technology controls agenda.

Responsibilities

You will architect and deliver high-throughput data pipelines on Databricks while managing compute configurations and cloud infrastructure. Additionally, you will collaborate with security teams to enforce data governance and implement secure, scalable software solutions.