Lead Python & AI Developer Tools Engineer

Next Frontier Capital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the Athena Core DevTools team. You will design and build systems that accelerate and improve the daily work of thousands of engineers, shaping the engineering experience from code creation to production release and partnering with platform engineering and governance.

You will lead high-impact projects that enhance developer productivity, quality, and controls while promoting ownership and continuous improvement across teams.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering fundamentals and passion for developer tooling.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages, with emphasis on Python; familiarity with TypeScript/React and SQL for full stack development.
• Solid understanding of testing, reliability, and maintainable system design.
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous problem spaces and collaborate effectively across teams.
• Skill in turning loosely defined requirements into robust, widely adopted solutions.
• Working knowledge of modern engineering workflows, including testing, CI/CD, static analysis, version control, and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve developer-facing products, including IDE experiences, web tooling, test infrastructure, and SDLC workflows
• Improve productivity and confidence for thousands of engineers through impactful tooling
• Own features throughout their lifecycle: discovery, design, implementation, rollout, telemetry, and operational support
• Translate ambiguous challenges into scalable platform capabilities
• Partner with controls and audit stakeholders to implement effective, low-friction engineering controls
• Influence engineering standards and best practices across a broad developer community
• Design and implement IDE and editor capabilities for smarter navigation and code intelligence
• Drive AI adoption in local development tools to enhance software development practices
• Develop static analysis and auto-remediation tools to prevent errors before production
• Build test frameworks and scheduling systems for large-scale workloads, including cloud-based execution
• Create platform tooling to identify code duplication, dead code, and opportunities for codebase simplification

Skills

Python

TypeScript/React

SQL

Testing & reliability

CI/CD

Job description

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the Athena Core DevTools team. You will design and build systems that accelerate and improve the daily work of thousands of engineers, shaping the engineering experience from code creation to production release and partnering with platform engineering and governance.

You will lead high-impact projects that enhance developer productivity, quality, and controls while promoting ownership and continuous improvement across teams.