Design and implement real-time streaming solutions using Kafka, including reliability patterns (ordering, idempotency, replay, DLQs), scalability, and operational readiness; define and enforce data contracts and governance patterns, including schema registry strategy, schema evolution/compatibility, ownership, validation, and freshness/quality expectations. As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Consumer and Community Banking''s technology 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.