Senior Lead Software Engineer - Python/AWS/Databricks

JPMorganChase; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution in London is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join their Markets Portfolio Management group. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in system design and application development, with strong skills in Python and SQL. This role involves mentoring junior team members and delivering secure, high-quality code in an agile environment. The position supports diverse business functions and necessitates collaboration with various stakeholders.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Diversity and inclusion programs

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in system design, application development, and operational stability.
• Strong proficiency in coding, especially in Python.
• Experience with SQL and databases, particularly in a corporate setting.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and supervise junior resources across regions.
• Create secure, high-quality production code.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications.

Skills

System design

Application development

Agile methodologies

Python

SQL

Education

BS/BA or equivalent experience

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

Data-bricks

Job description

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.

Overview

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment Banking Markets Portfolio Management group, you serve as an experienced member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives. The Markets Portfolio Management (MPM) group actively manages the risks, costs and size constraints of the JPMC retained markets portfolio, supporting the strategic agenda of our Markets franchise through coordinated pricing and management of financial resources.

As a member of our Software Engineering Group, we look for people who are passionate about solving business problems through innovation and engineering practices. You will apply your depth of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, partnering continuously with stakeholders to stay focused on common goals. We embrace a culture of experimentation and learning, working in a collaborative, trusting environment that values diversity of thought and creative solutions in the best interests of our customers globally.

Job responsibilities

• As a Senior member of the team be willing to be business facing and handle time critical demands of Front-office/trading users.
• Mentor and supervise junior resources in different regions.
• Execute software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Create secure and high-quality production code and maintain algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems.
• Produce architecture and design artefacts for complex applications while ensuring design constraints are met by software code development.
• Gather, analyse, synthesize, and develop visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets to support continuous improvement of software applications and systems.
• Proactively identify hidden problems and patterns in data to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture.
• Contribute to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies.
• Support a team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.
• Engage with new and emerging Platform as a Service technologies to deliver first-class tooling to MPM business users.
• Provide L3 support to end users during critical periods of regulatory reporting across different regimes.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability with a minimum of 5+ years of applied experience.
• Proficient in coding in one or more languages (preferably Python and Java is a plus).
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages.
• Hands-on experience in SQL and databases and data warehouses.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle along with advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.).
• Interest in developing industry trends, especially around data management platforms.
• Prior experience leveraging AWS and data warehouses is a plus.
• Previous experience supporting at least one Capital Markets Line of Business.
• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong Python experience, especially in the context of large trade or risk management platforms.
• Previous experience using AWS/S3 or other services.
• Familiarity with Snowflake/Data-bricks or other PAAS offerings.
• Strong understanding of a Treasury Function and concepts like Balance Sheet, Liquidity and Regulatory Capital is a plus.

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. We will consider accommodations on request for 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.