Lead Python Engineer: Commodities Trading Platform

Hackajob Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase seeks a Python Lead Software Engineer on the Athena platform within the Commodities Derisking Team. You will join an agile team focused on building, enhancing, and delivering trusted market-leading tech products in a secure, scalable way, supporting global commodities trading desks.

You will develop secure production code, champion CI/CD, and drive architectural excellence across the engineering community while embracing diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Experience with Front Office Trading Desks.
• Strong Python and multiple programming languages.
• Delivery of system design, development, testing, and operations.
• Automation and continuous delivery expertise.
• SDLC mastery and agile practices (CI/CD).
• Cloud, AI/ML, or mobile tech experience anticipated.
• In-depth knowledge of financial services IT systems.
• Practical cloud-native experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop next-generation applications for commodities trading desks globally.
• Design, develop, troubleshoot, and innovate beyond routine approaches.
• Produce secure, high-quality production code and review peers' work.
• Automate remediation to improve software stability and operations.
• Lead evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams on architecture.
• Lead communities of practice to promote new technologies.
• Foster diversity, inclusion, and respectful team culture.

Skills

Python

Programming languages

Automation & CD

SDLC

Agile (CI/CD)

Cloud

AI/ML

Finance IT

Cloud-native

Front Office Trading

Tools

CI/CD

Cloud

Security

Machine Learning

Mobile

Job description

JPMorganChase seeks a Python Lead Software Engineer on the Athena platform within the Commodities Derisking Team. You will join an agile team focused on building, enhancing, and delivering trusted market-leading tech products in a secure, scalable way, supporting global commodities trading desks.

You will develop secure production code, champion CI/CD, and drive architectural excellence across the engineering community while embracing diversity and inclusion.