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Sr Lead Software Engineer - Python & AI / Athena trade and Risk Engineering

Provide technical guidance and direction to engineering teams while developing secure, high-quality production code. Drive the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes.

Houston, Texas, United StatesonsiteFULL_TIME

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About the role

What will you do at JPMorganChase?

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to

enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Commercial and

Investment Banking, 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. Drive significant business impact through your

capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and

problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span

multiple technologies and applications.

Job responsibilities

* Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business

and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors

* Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code

written by others

* Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide

frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle

* Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and

application of leading-edge technologies

* Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

* Drives adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices

across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational

outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration,

release readiness, incident/root-cause analysis), while establishing

measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated

testing) and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the

SDLC/TLM toolchain.

* Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle

toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation

capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

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

years applied experience

* Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application

development, testing, and operational stability

* Strong Proficiency in the Python programming language

* Good experience in Python framework software engineering with AI prompt and

Agentic engineering

* Passionate about agentic programming and prompt based engineering and able to

evidence practical skills in both to accelerate engineering excellence

* Ability to work in collaborative cross location teams to achieve

organizational goals

* Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized

AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (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

senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Demonstrated ability to balance hands-on technical work with leadership

responsibilities

* Proven track record of delivering complex projects on time and within scope

* Experience in Trading and Risk

* Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills

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’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.

Which skills does this role require?

PythonSoftware engineeringAI prompt engineeringAgentic programmingSystem designApplication developmentTechnical leadershipTrading systemsRisk engineeringSDLCAutomationCode reviewDebuggingSecure codingCommunication skillsProblem-solvingAI-assisted engineeringPrompt engineeringSoftware Development Life CycleRisk EngineeringAgileAthenaCommercial bankingCode refactoringTest accelerationRoot-cause analysisOperational stabilityData sensitivityResiliencyEnterprise tools

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