Lead Python Engineer: AWS Microservices & SRE

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Glasgow is seeking a Python Lead Software Engineer to join its Wealth Management Controls Technology group. This role involves designing, developing, and delivering reliable technology products with a focus on scalability and security. The ideal candidate will have strong Python skills, experience with microservices architecture, and good knowledge of AWS services. Collaboration in Agile teams and innovative problem-solving is key to success in this position.

Qualifications

• Strong Python programming experience is required.
• Hands-on practical experience in system design and application development.
• Good knowledge of AWS offerings (S3, EC2, RDS, Lambda).

Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, and technical troubleshooting.
• Creates secure and high-quality production code.
• Engineer a suite of performant, scalable RESTful micro-services using Python.

Skills

Python programming

Communication skills

Problem-solving mindset

Knowledge of AWS

Microservices architecture

Education

Formal education in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

AWS S3

AWS Lambda

Job description

A leading financial services firm in Glasgow is seeking a Python Lead Software Engineer to join its Wealth Management Controls Technology group. This role involves designing, developing, and delivering reliable technology products with a focus on scalability and security. The ideal candidate will have strong Python skills, experience with microservices architecture, and good knowledge of AWS services. Collaboration in Agile teams and innovative problem-solving is key to success in this position.