Lead Python Engineer for AI-Driven Equities Trading

Fairygodboss; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan in London is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the Equities Front Office Trading and Analytics team. You will lead the Systematic Quoting Platform workstream for EMEA, develop critical apps, and collaborate with trading, sales, and research to drive automation and innovation.

This role emphasizes strong Python skills, ADLC, and responsible AI practices across the full project lifecycle in a fast-paced, global environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with systematic trading technology platforms.
• Proven ability to develop, deploy, and maintain commercial service-oriented applications.
• Strong Python skills and familiarity with ADLC.
• Business knowledge of derivatives products and Greeks.
• Experience leading AI-assisted software development tools adoption.
• Experience across the full project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance applications for equity derivatives trading and analytics.
• Partner with trading desks, technology teams, and Quantitative Research to deliver solutions.
• Lead the Systematic Quoting Platform workstream for EMEA.
• Maintain and improve the existing technology stack to ensure stability.
• Automate Front Office processes and functions using technology solutions.
• Collaborate with global and local counterparts to solve business problems.
• Drives team adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices with secure coding and testing standards.
• Applies knowledge of SDLC tools to improve automation value and validation.
• Participate in business transformation projects across analytics, marking, and publishing.
• Propose and explore new solutions to drive competitive advantage.
• Apply disciplined code management, testing, and deployment practices.

Skills

Python

Agentic development (ADLC)

Systematic trading platforms

Greeks pricing/risk

SOA applications

Unit testing

Leadership

AI-assisted development tools

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle

Sybase

CI/CD tooling

Job description

J.P. Morgan in London is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the Equities Front Office Trading and Analytics team. You will lead the Systematic Quoting Platform workstream for EMEA, develop critical apps, and collaborate with trading, sales, and research to drive automation and innovation.

This role emphasizes strong Python skills, ADLC, and responsible AI practices across the full project lifecycle in a fast-paced, global environment.