Software Engineer III – GenAI, Python, AWS

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services firm is seeking a Software Engineer III in Glasgow. In this role, you will work closely with business and tech teams to design and deliver scalable solutions. Your expertise in Python and familiarity with Generative AI will drive improvements in software development. The ideal candidate should have a background in software engineering and experience in an Agile environment. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to diverse teams and develop innovative products.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• Professional experience in Python development.
• Practical experience in system design and application development.

Responsibilities

• Interface with business and tech teams across the firm.
• Design and execute software solutions effectively.
• Work in an Agile environment and drive improvements.

Skills

Python

Software engineering concepts

Agile methodologies

Generative AI

System design

Application development

Automated testing

Tools

AWS

Docker

Job description

Market Risk Technology is responsible for providing JP Morgan's Risk Managers with the capability to assess the financial impact of various adverse market scenarios at a firm wide level. This capability covers calculations, scenario analysis, analytics, reporting and other tools and processes required to manage risk. Our team are responsible for developing Agentic AI based solutions, which help our users streamline their day-to-day roles.

As a Software Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within Market Risk Technology, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way.

Job responsibilities

• Interface closely with the business, quantitative research analysts, and upstream as well as downstream technology teams across the firm
• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Work in an Agile environment, always looking to improve
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, Opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience
• Professional development experience with Python
• Familiarity with Generative AI, specifically LLM Orchestration and Agentic AI libraries
• Comprehensive knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, automated testing, and operational stability
• Experience communicating to business facing customers and technical teams

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with Banking/Finance/Risk domains.
• Experience in designing and implementing pipelines using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
• Experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g. AWS) & containerization technologies (e.g. Docker).