Data Engineer III - Python, Databricks
JPMorgan Chase & Co. · Houston, Texas, United States
Financial Services · 10,001+ employees
About the role
Design and deliver secure, scalable data collection and analytics solutions using Python and Databricks. Develop and maintain essential data pipelines and architectures while integrating AI-assisted practices into the SDLC.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires 3 years of applied software engineering experience with proficiency in AWS, Python, and advanced SQL. Candidates must demonstrate expertise in using AI coding assistants and validating AI-generated code for production safety.
Benefits
Full description
Join a dynamic team where your unique skills will help build innovative solutions and contribute to a winning culture. You’ll have opportunities for career growth, collaborate with talented professionals, and make a real impact on our business objectives.
As a Data Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within our agile team, you will design and deliver reliable data collection, storage, access, and analytics solutions that are secure, stable, and scalable.. You will develop, test, and maintain essential data pipelines and architectures, supporting various business functions to achieve the firm’s goals. Working with us, you will use your skills to drive innovation and help shape our team culture. Together, we focus on excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Job responsibilities
- Develop workflows and ELT pipelines using Python and Databricks.
- Support review of controls to ensure sufficient protection of enterprise data.
- Implement data security using entitlements frameworks.
- Update logical or physical data models based on new use cases.
- Use SQL frequently and understand NoSQL databases
- Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate data pipeline/design analysis and documentation, validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity and security requirements.
- Applies reuse-first, AI-assisted practices to strengthen SDLC-quality routines for data pipelines (e.g., test generation and control validation), ensuring traceability/auditability and alignment to resiliency and security expectations.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3 years applied experience.
- Good working knowledge of AWS, Databricks, and Python, Experience across the data lifecycle.
- Advanced at SQL, including joins and aggregations, Working understanding of NoSQL databases.
- Significant experience with statistical data analysis and ability to determine appropriate tools and data patterns for analysis.
- Utilize AWS Cloud Services for developing, deploying, and managing applications at scale.
- Proficiency in AI Coding Assistants, Daily use of tools like Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Claude to accelerate code generation, documentation, and refactoring.
- Effective Prompt Engineering, Providing AI models with context, clear goals, relevant source material, and - defined output expectations to generate accurate, usable code.
- Critical Evaluation & Validation, Ability to identify hallucination patterns, security vulnerabilities, and logic errors in AI-generated code, ensuring safety before production deployment.
- Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support data engineering workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
- Ability to review and validate AI-assisted outputs (e.g., query suggestions, test ideas, or model change summaries) before use, escalating when uncertain and following data handling requirements.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Familiarity with the Standardized data layer practices (Medallion architecture)
- Exposure to Aurora Postgres and MongoDB
- Experience developing and supporting AWS GLUE Jobs, Federated Data Lake
- Skills in designing efficient data models including normalization, denormalization, and schema design and an understanding around relational and star schemas.
- Augmented Development Workflow: Integrating tools into CI/CD pipelines, containerization (e.g., Docker), and leveraging AI to quickly bridge language gaps (e.g., transitioning between Python, JavaScript, or Java).
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 for more information about requesting an accommodation.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.