AWS Big Data Lead Software Engineer

About the role

Design and build new applications utilizing leading-edge technologies and modernize existing applications within the Personalization and Insights (PNI) platform. Lead and deliver projects from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Implement batch and real-time software components consistent with architectural best practices of reliability, security, operational efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance.
• Ensure quality of deployed code via automated unit, integration, and acceptance testing.
• Collaborate with multi-national agile development, support, and business teams to meet sprint objectives.
• Participate in all agile meetings and rituals, including daily standups, sprint planning, backlog reviews, demos, and retrospectives.
• Provide level 2 support for production systems.
• Learn and apply system processes, methodologies, and skills for the development of secure, stable code and systems.
• Hands-on application development leveraging distributed compute such as Apache Flink or Spark on very large datasets.
• Design and development of applications that leverage AWS infrastructure, deploying software components on AWS using common compute and storage services such as EC2, EKS, Lambda, and S3.

Requirements

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience in frameworks, system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience with Apache Spark, Apache Flink, or similar large-scale data processing engines.
• Experience with distributed datastores (e.g., Cassandra, Redshift).
• Experience designing, developing, and deploying software components on AWS using common compute and storage services such as EC2, EKS, Lambda, and S3.
• Experience with big data, distributed, or cloud technology (AWS big data services like Lambda, Glue, EMR, performance tuning, streaming, Kafka, entitlements, etc.).
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building ETL/feature processing pipelines.
• Experience using workflow orchestration tools—Airflow, Kubeflow, etc.
• Experience using Terraform to deploy infrastructure-as-code to public cloud.
• Experience with Linux scripting such as Bash, KSH, or Python.
• Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner, Developer, or Solutions Architect strongly preferred.

About Us

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits, and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care coverage.
• On-site health and wellness centers.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Backup childcare.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Mental health support.
• Financial coaching.

Pay

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.