Lead Software Engineer - Quant Developer

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase's Asset and Wealth Management 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. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for

delivering critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within

various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job Responsibilities

* Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical

troubleshooting—thinking beyond routine or conventional approaches to build

solutions or break down technical problems.

* Deliver end-to-end solutions in the form of cloud-native, microservices-based

applications, leveraging the latest technologies and best industry practices.

* Use domain modeling techniques to build best-in-class business products,

structuring software for clarity, testability, and evolution.

* Develop secure, high-quality production code; review and debug code written

by others.

* Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring

issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and

systems.

* Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness

and adoption of new and leading-edge technologies (including AI-enabled

software delivery approaches).

* Add to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

* Promptly investigate and resolve issues, ensuring they do not resurface.

* Continuously update technologies and patterns to keep systems current.

* Design and build scalable, secure, and reliable solutions by leveraging

modern architectural patterns that enable zero-downtime releases and optimize

data performance.

* Engineer and operationalize AI-enabled capabilities (e.g., agentic workflows,

tool use, orchestration, evaluation/guardrails) to improve developer

productivity and/or product functionality.

* Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering

practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery

speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring,

test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while

establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review,

automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.

* Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle

toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and

automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+

years of hands-on experience in software engineering, including system

design, application development, testing, and operational support.

* Strong proficiency in back-end development with Python and Java, with

experience building microservices-based applications and APIs (e.g., RESTful

services, JSON).

* Strong experience building on AWS (or comparable cloud), including designing,

deploying, and operating distributed, cloud-native systems.

* Experience with distributed systems and web technologies (e.g., RESTful APIs

and web services, WebSockets).

* Hands-on experience designing and building scalable applications using SQL

and NoSQL databases.

* Experience with agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum) and an

understanding of the software development life cycle.

* Understanding of application resiliency and designing for

reliability/availability.

* Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, including

secure development practices.

* Advanced understanding of agile engineering practices such as CI/CD,

Application Resiliency, and Security.

* Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted

software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration,

troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI

outputs for correctness, performance, and security.

* Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows,

including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs,

and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching

engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Familiarity with modern front-end technologies

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

[https://careers.jpmorgan.com/us/en/how-we-hire/faqs] for more information about

requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including

Disability/Veterans

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment

management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals,

advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full

spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment

professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations

take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define,

focus and realize their goals.