Front Office Python Engineer for Commodities Trading

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in London seeks an Athena/Python Front Office Software Engineer to join an agile team that builds and delivers market-leading technology products for the front office in a secure, scalable environment.

You will work with Precious Metals and Agriculture trading, quantitative research, and other tech teams to design, develop, and maintain trading systems, while enhancing code quality and reliability in a fast-paced setting.

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

• Collaborates with trading, quantitative research, sales, middle office, and other technology teams to gather requirements and deliver reliable and impactful solutions
• Designs and maintains front-office trading apps and systems
• 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

Agile

CI/CD

Cloud

End-to-end dev

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in London seeks an Athena/Python Front Office Software Engineer to join an agile team that builds and delivers market-leading technology products for the front office in a secure, scalable environment.

You will work with Precious Metals and Agriculture trading, quantitative research, and other tech teams to design, develop, and maintain trading systems, while enhancing code quality and reliability in a fast-paced setting.