Front Office Python Engineer – Commodities Trading Tech

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking an Athena/Python Front Office Software Engineer to join the Commodities Tech team in a fast-paced, agile environment.

You will design, develop and maintain trading applications used by Front Office, delivering reliable, scalable market technology. You will work closely with traders and researchers to gather requirements, implement solutions, and troubleshoot issues in production, while promoting secure, resilient code and continuous improvement in an enterprise

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Math, or equivalent training and relevant experience
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Experience in performant, large-scale system development in an object-oriented or functional language such as Python, Java, etc.
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g. Cloud,object-oriented programming, full stack development - end to end, quantitative finance)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Enthusiastic to keep learning and growing, in technical aptitude and business understanding

Responsibilities

• Worksclosely with Precious Metals/Agriculture Trading, Quantitative Research, Sales, Middle Office, and other technology teams to gather requirements and deliver reliable and impactful solutions
• Designs, develops and maintains trading applications and systems used by Front Office
• Troubleshoots production issues efficiently in a time-sensitive environment
• Continuously improves code quality, performance and system resilience by developing secure and high-quality production code, and reviewing and debugging code written by others
• Collaborates with global technology teams seamlessly and work in an agile manner
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Skills

Python

Java

CI/CD

Cloud

Agile methodologies

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Math, or equivalent

Tools

Python

Java

CI/CD

Cloud

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking an Athena/Python Front Office Software Engineer to join the Commodities Tech team in a fast-paced, agile environment.

You will design, develop and maintain trading applications used by Front Office, delivering reliable, scalable market technology. You will work closely with traders and researchers to gather requirements, implement solutions, and troubleshoot issues in production, while promoting secure, resilient code and continuous improvement in an enterprise