Software Engineer II - Python / Athena

J.P. MORGAN; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services leader in London seeks a Software Engineer II for its Commercial and Investment Bank. In this role, you will enhance and deliver software solutions. You will work closely with various teams, applying your skills in Python and object-oriented programming to deliver high-quality code in a fast-paced environment. This is an excellent opportunity to grow your technical expertise and contribute to innovative projects.

Qualifications

• Applied experience with Python or other object-oriented languages.
• Hands-on experience in system design and application development.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining modern code.

Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions and troubleshooting.
• Writes secure and high-quality code.
• Gathers and analyzes data to identify problems.

Skills

Python

Object-oriented programming

System design

Agile methodologies

Debugging

Tools

Javascript

React

Job description

Overview

As a Software Engineer II at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment Bank, Rates trade management team you are part of an agile team that works to enhance, design, and deliver software for the Rates business in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As an emerging member of a software engineering team, you execute software solutions through the design, development, and technical troubleshooting phases, while gaining the skills and experience needed to grow within your role.

Job responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting
• Writes secure and high-quality code with limited guidance
• Designs, develops, codes, and troubleshoots with consideration of upstream and downstream systems and non-functional requirements.
• Applies technical troubleshooting to break down solutions and solve technical tasks
• Gathers, analyses, and draws conclusions from large, diverse data sets to identify problems and contribute to decision-making in service of secure, stable application development
• Learns and applies system processes, methodologies, and skills for the development of secure, stable code and systems
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect
• Works closely with Trading, Quantitative Research, Sales and Middle Office teams to deliver quality code in a fast paced environment

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Applied experience with Python or another object orientated language.
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Demonstrated ability to code in one or more languages
• Experience across the whole Software Development Life Cycle
• Exposure to agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Emerging knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Prior experience in Python is helpful but not required.
• Experience with Javascript/React helpful but not required

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.