Senior Python Software Engineer - AI-Driven, Secure

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services whose FX Options team designs and delivers trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable way.

This Software Engineer III role focuses on building production-grade software, validating AI-generated outputs, and ensuring resilient systems within an agile environment. You will contribute to architecture, data-driven reporting, and cross-functional collaboration to advance the firm’s objectives while embracing responsible AI

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficient in coding in one or more languages.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages.
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Solid 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.)
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, testing, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate and validate AI-generated outputs.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations.

Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional 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 artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Gather, analyze, synthesize, and develop visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Proactively identify hidden problems and patterns in data and use these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contribute to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Add to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
• Leverage enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards
• Apply knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation

Skills

Programming languages

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

AI-assisted tools

Secure coding

Education

Software engineering training

Tools

SQL

Databases

Job description

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services whose FX Options team designs and delivers trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable way.

This Software Engineer III role focuses on building production-grade software, validating AI-generated outputs, and ensuring resilient systems within an agile environment. You will contribute to architecture, data-driven reporting, and cross-functional collaboration to advance the firm’s objectives while embracing responsible AI