Job Description
Are you ready to elevate your career in data engineering? Join our dynamic team at Chase UK, where your expertise will shape the future of our data lake and drive impactful business decisions. We offer unparalleled opportunities for career growth in a collaborative environment where you can thrive and contribute to meaningful projects.
As a Lead Data Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Chase UK team, your primary responsibility will be to design and implement scalable data solutions with a particular emphasis on the ingestion and transformation stages. You will utilize cutting-edge technologies to address unique challenges and contribute to projects with wide-ranging impact. Your role will also involve working closely with diverse teams to guarantee data quality and availability, while promoting a culture of innovation and excellence.
Job Responsibilities
- Design and implement complex, scalable solutions to process data and ensure timely availability for querying.
- Develop reusable frameworks, prioritizing quality and long-term sustainability.
- Thrive in a challenging environment and provide hands-on contributions across various projects.
- Participate in regular code reviews to maintain code quality and adhere to best practices.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Formal training or certification on Python concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
- Extensive development experience using SQL.
- Hands-on experience with MPP databases such as Redshift, BigQuery, or Snowflake, and modern transformation/query engines like Spark, Flink, Trino and table formats such as Iceberg or Hudi.
- Familiarity with workflow management tools (e.g., Airflow) and/or dbt for transformations.
- Comprehensive understanding of modern data platforms, including data governance and observability.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Self-starter capable of delivering production-ready solutions with minimal supervision.
- Strong SDLC practices, viewing data engineering as a software engineering discipline.
- Solid theoretical fundamentals in topics such as database internals, distributed systems, and design patterns.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Data modeling skills.
- Familiarity with Terraform, Kubernetes, Kafka.
- Experience with web frameworks such as FastAPI or Flask.
About Us
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 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.
About the Team
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.
