Senior Lead Software Engineer - Python

J.P. MORGAN-1; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global financial services firm as a Senior Lead of Software Engineering. In this role, you will develop innovative technology solutions for the Credit Trading business, enhancing your skills in a collaborative and agile environment. Your contributions will directly impact the firm's success in delivering high-quality IT solutions.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python with formal training or certification.
• Strong analytical skills and understanding of computer science fundamentals.
• Experience in real-time and resilient systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust pricing, trading, and risk systems.
• Work across the entire software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with the Quant team for pricing and analytics.

Skills

Python

Analytical Development

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Degree in Maths

Tools

Java

Relational Database Systems

Job description

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 Senior Lead of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment Bank, Credit Technology team, your main task will be to provide high-quality IT solutions to our Credit Trading business, an area where we are recognized as industry leaders. This position presents an exceptional chance for career growth and skill enhancement. As part of an agile team, you will have a crucial role in improving, designing, and delivering the company's innovative technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Your participation in the software engineering team will involve assisting in the design, development, and technical problem-solving of various components within a technical product, application, or system, equipping you with the necessary skills and experience for career progression.

Job responsibilities

• Develop robust, performant pricing, trading and risk systems including building new applications & enriching existing applications using the most suitable technology choices. Align development with the overall Credit trading strategy.
• Work across entire software development lifecycle - requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, deployment, handover to operate teams.
• Work closely with the Quant team to develop pricing and analytic components in Python/Athena
• Enhance the team by demonstrating best practice throughout the software development lifecycle: testing, code review, accurate status reporting, focus on application resilience and "silent running".

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Python concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Strong analytical development skills, solid understanding of computer science fundamentals and experience in real-time, resilient, high performance and/or risk and pricing and/or eTrading areas.
• Experience of developing in Python
• Writing tests, object modelling and refactoring
• Creative, quick-thinking, pragmatic, with an aptitude for solving problems with technology and an ability to quickly translate requirements into a sound technical design and implementation.
• Proven organisational skills, decisive priority management, strong teamwork ethic, excellent verbal & written communication skills.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• The ideal candidate will likely be qualified to degree level in Computer Science, Maths or related engineering discipline.
• Strong technology generalist - experience building highly performant and resilient enterprise applications used within a high performance/realtime environment
• Experience working in a team with a strong software development process (build, test, deploy etc)
• Experience of developing in Java and experience of Relational Database systems is preferred, but not necessary
• A desire to learn more about the Credit Business

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

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.