Sr Lead Software Engineer - Python - Front Office

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

Investment Bank, You will work with a global team of innovators and

technologists passionate about improving the way our index business is run.

Partnering with our colleagues in the Quantitative Research, Structuring,

Trading, Sales and Middle Office teams, you will be called upon to deliver

quality code in a fast paced environment that evolves as business opportunities

present themselves.

Our platform is built using the Athena platform. It is a cross-market risk

management and trading system that provides functionality for traders,

salespeople and operations staff globally. Athena includes an engineer friendly

integrated development environment, globally replicated object-oriented

database, a powerful calculation dependency graph and a fully integrated stack

across pricing, risk and trading tools. Athena is designed to provide a

continuous deployment environment, and pull developers close to the business to

help increase revenues, while improving operational processes and controls to

reduce costs. Athena applications are written in Python and Typescript

Job responsibilities

* Own and deliver specific projects within the global program of work

* Collaborate with and influence other technology teams to deliver solutions to

meet the needs of our users

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

written by others

* 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.

* Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

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

years applied experience

* The role requires a technically strong and disciplined developer. The

successful candidate will be able to make impactful functional deliveries;

they will also be one of a handful of senior technologists responsible for

influencing design decisions across the group, including ensuring that we

continuously improve the platform's design as we incorporate new

capabilities. A record of delivering high quality, well-tested solutions in

a mature controlled environment is a prerequisite

* Experience in performant, large-scale system development in an

object-oriented or functional programming language such as Python, Java, C++

or C#.

* Willingness to become proficient and develop in Python if not already a

primary language

* 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.

* Excellent interpersonal skills to interact confidently and credibly with

business users, to understand and agree business requirements and their

prioritisation while building a good understanding of end to end business

processes

* Good understanding of Agile development methodologies, responsible for

elucidating and agreeing requirements, building relationships with business

users, and taking ownership of deliverables all the way to the production

environment

* Focus on testing through the entire development cycle to produce reliable and

maintainable software

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in finance or investment banking (Market Risk, P&L and/or

financial modelling) as an application developer is preferred. Knowledge of

Equities, FX, Credit, Rates, Commodities asset classes and/or Index &

Portfolio analytics is a plus

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.