Lead Python DevTools Engineer: AI-Driven Developer Platform

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Auchentibber; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the United Kingdom invites a Lead Software Engineer to join the Athena Core DevTools team.

You will design and build systems that accelerate daily work for thousands of engineers, shaping the engineering experience from code creation to production release. You will lead AI-assisted development tooling, implement scalable SDLC workflows, and collaborate across technology, platform engineering, and governance.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering fundamentals and passion for developer tooling.
• Proficiency in Python; familiarity with TypeScript/React and SQL for full stack.
• Solid understanding of testing, reliability, and maintainable systems.
• Experience leading AI-assisted development tool adoption with safety in mind.
• Ability to work independently in ambiguous spaces and collaborate across teams.

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.
• Lead AI-assisted engineering practices adoption with standards and validation.
• Utilize SDLC tooling to improve automation value across teams.
• Collaborate with controls and audit stakeholders to implement effective 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

Software engineering fundamentals

Developer tooling

Python

TypeScript/React

SQL

Testing & reliability

AI-assisted tooling

Secure coding

Responsible AI

Independent problem-solving

CI/CD

Version control

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the United Kingdom invites a Lead Software Engineer to join the Athena Core DevTools team.

You will design and build systems that accelerate daily work for thousands of engineers, shaping the engineering experience from code creation to production release. You will lead AI-assisted development tooling, implement scalable SDLC workflows, and collaborate across technology, platform engineering, and governance.