Python / PySpark - Lead Software Engineer
Company: JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Location: Jersey City
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
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
Asset & Wealth Management, 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. With us, you can enhance your skills in
Python, PySpark, and cloud architecture, while working in an
inclusive and respectful team environment. As a core technical
contributor, you are responsible for creating technology solutions
that interact across multiple applications within various business
functions in support of the firm’s business objectives. This role
provides an opportunity to contribute to software engineering
communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging
technologies. You will have the chance to proactively identify
hidden problems and patterns in data and use these insights to
promote improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture. 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,
equity, inclusion, and respect Required qualifications,
capabilities, and skills Formal training or certification on
software engineering concepts and 5 years of applied experience
Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application
development, testing, and operational stability Hands-on
development experience in Python, PySpark, SQL, and AWS services is
a MUST Develop and optimize scalable data pipelines and
applications using Python and PySpark, ensuring efficient data
processing and transformation within the AWS cloud environment.
Leverage a solid understanding of AWS services, such as S3 / EMR to
design and implement robust data solutions that meet business
requirements and enhance data accessibility and analytics
capabilities. Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and
technical processes within a cloud architecture. Helping to
identify opportunities for improvement within the existing
applications to increase stability and simplify the platform
Demonstrated proficiency with working with a team of engineers and
developers to ensure that the platform is engineered to be
standardized, optimized, available, reliable, consistent,
accessible, and secure to support business and technology needs
Providing operational excellence through root cause analysis and
continuous improvement Proficient in all aspects of the Software
Development Life Cycle Experience with interacting with partners
across feature teams to collaborate on reusable services to meet
solution requirements Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and
skills Exposure to cloud technologies (Step Functions, Lambda,
Spark) Experience with IaC Terraform is a nice to have Experience
in the Financial Service Industry is nice to have.
Keywords: JPMorgan Chase & Co., North Bergen , Python / PySpark - Lead Software Engineer, IT / Software / Systems , Jersey City, New Jersey
