Lead Software Engineer EMEA

J.P. MORGAN; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services leader seeks a dynamic Python engineer to enhance Market Risk technology. In this hands-on role, you will lead ideation, design, and delivery of solutions, focusing on project integrations with platforms like Athena and SecDB. Ideal candidates possess strong Python skills, exceptional communication abilities, and are familiar with Market Risk concepts such as VaR and Stress. The position offers an opportunity to influence significant projects in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Python required with strong OO fundamentals and clean coding practices.
• Experience building APIs and services and working with database querying languages.
• Exceptional communication skills necessary for stakeholder dialogues.

Responsibilities

• Lead ideation and problem framing; help teams converge on the right solutions.
• Design, implement, and productionize Python utilities and services.
• Streamline manual steps and reduce cycle time through automation.

Skills

Python

OO fundamentals

Clean coding practices

Software development life cycle

Agile delivery

APIs and services

Database querying languages

Communication skills

Market Risk concepts

Tools

Athena

SecDB

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic, hands‑on Python engineer to partner with Market Risk stakeholders and deliver practical solutions quickly. You will shape priorities, contribute ideas, and drive decisions while staying deeply involved in the code. Familiarity with Athena or SecDB is a strong plus. You think clearly and communicate exceptionally.

Role Description

Market Risk Technology supports JPMorgan's Risk Managers in understanding firmwide exposures and running core risk processes. In this RAD role, you will help identify the right problems to solve, propose options, brainstorm with stakeholders, and turn MVPs into reliable production solutions that integrate with existing platforms. You will contribute to workflows related to VaR and Stress, and you will own delivery from discovery through deployment and support. This is a senior individual contributor role with meaningful influence.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead ideation and problem framing, present options and trade‑offs, and help teams converge on the right solutions
• Stay hands‑on in Python to design, implement, and productionize utilities and services that integrate with firmwide platforms, including Athena or SecDB
• Use LLMs effectively as an AI generalist to speed up prototyping, documentation, code assistance, and operational support
• Streamline manual steps and reduce cycle time through thoughtful automation and simplification
• Uphold engineering standards across design, coding, testing, CI/CD, observability, documentation, and runbooks
• Maintain operational stability with pragmatic monitoring, logging, and metrics
• Communicate clearly across business stakeholders, quant teams, and technology teams; present demos and drive alignment
• Foster a culture of collaboration, diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect; share best practices and improve team ways of working
• Continuously learn, improve, and help others do the same

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Python required, with strong OO fundamentals and clean coding practices
• Strong knowledge of the software development life cycle and Agile delivery
• Experience building APIs and services and working with database querying languages
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to converse with senior business stakeholders, quants, and technology leaders
• Familiarity with Market Risk domain concepts, including VaR and Stress
• Ability to use LLMs effectively; AI generalist mindset focused on practical value

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Familiarity with Athena or SecDB and related integration patterns
• Exposure to modern front‑end technologies
• Banking and financial services domain exposure is a big plus
• Experience improving engineering practices through code reviews, standards, and mentoring
• Hands‑on operational practices such as logging, metrics, tracing, and clear runbooks

What Success Looks Like

• You help shape the roadmap through clear thinking, practical ideas, and effective stakeholder dialogue
• You deliver MVPs in weeks that reduce manual effort and improve productivity, then mature them into stable services
• Your work improves reliability and supportability and is accompanied by clear documentation and runbooks
• You elevate collaboration and communication across business, quants, and technology while modeling an inclusive, learning-oriented culture

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first‑class business in a first‑class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long‑term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About The Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.