Python Lead Software Engineer - Athena PostTrade - Vice President

J.P. Morgan; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in London is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to enhance and deliver market-leading technology products. You will lead software solutions and development while collaborating closely with agile teams. The ideal candidate has advanced skills in Python and cloud technologies, along with expertise in the financial services industry. This role offers an opportunity to innovate and drive change in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proficient advanced experience in software engineering.
• Hands-on experience in system design and operational stability.
• Advanced understanding of CI/CD and application resiliency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and debug secure, high-quality production code.
• Identify opportunities to automate issues for better stability.
• Lead evaluations of architectural designs with vendors.

Skills

Python

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Object-oriented programming

Automation

Continuous delivery methods

Agile methodologies

Cloud native experience

Education

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts

Tools

AWS

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Technology Division, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Hands‑on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) Python
• Strong Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Solid technology background with experience in object oriented programming.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• In‑depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Knowledge of AWS Data Source
• Experience with SecDB / Athena / Quartz platform.
• Macro Trading Business knowledge.
• In‑depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems