Senior Lead Software Engineer - Python

J.P. MORGAN; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Senior Lead of Software Engineering to enhance their Credit Trading technology. This role involves developing high-quality IT solutions, collaborating with teams, and ensuring application resilience. Ideal candidates will have strong Python skills and experience in high-performance environments.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in Python.
• Strong analytical skills and experience in high-performance environments.

Responsibilities

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

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 offers an exceptional chance for career growth and skill enhancement. As part of an agile team, you will play a crucial role in improving, designing, and delivering the company's innovative technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. 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

1. Develop robust, performant pricing, trading, and risk systems, including building new applications and enriching existing applications using the most suitable technology choices. Align development with the overall Credit trading strategy.
2. Work across the entire software development lifecycle – requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and handover to operations teams.
3. Collaborate closely with the Quant team to develop pricing and analytic components in Python/Athena.
4. Enhance the team by demonstrating best practices throughout the software development lifecycle: testing, code review, accurate status reporting, and focusing on application resilience and “silent running”.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification in Python concepts with proficient advanced experience.
• Strong analytical development skills, solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, and experience in real-time, resilient, high-performance, risk, and pricing or eTrading areas.
• Experience developing in Python.
• Experience in writing tests, object modeling, and refactoring.
• Creative, quick-thinking, pragmatic, with an aptitude for solving problems with technology and translating requirements into sound technical designs and implementations.
• Proven organizational skills, decisive priority management, strong teamwork ethic, and excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Likely qualified to degree level in Computer Science, Maths, or related engineering discipline.
• Strong technology generalist with experience building highly performant and resilient enterprise applications used within high-performance/realtime environments.
• Experience working within a team following a strong software development process (build, test, deploy, etc.).
• Experience developing in Java and working with 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 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 highly value diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy, disability, or any other protected attribute. We also make reasonable accommodations for religious practices, mental health, or physical disabilities. For more information about requesting accommodations, visit our FAQs.

About The Team

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services, and payments. We serve corporations, governments, and institutions in more than 100 countries. The bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk, and extends liquidity worldwide.