Software Engineer III Python

JP Morgan Chase; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

VCGTech in the United Kingdom seeks a skilled Python Engineer to design and develop applications within a large mono-repo using proprietary workflows. You will build graph-based data pipelines for valuation adjustments and risk analysis, and implement independent price verification across asset classes.

This role emphasizes security, AI tooling, and collaboration with global teams to deliver robust financial control technology.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python 3 including advanced features.
• Experience with test-driven or test-heavy development.
• Ability to build multi-stage data processing pipelines.
• Knowledge of security best practices and vulnerability remediation.
• Experience with agentic AI and prompt engineering.
• Background in financial services, derivatives pricing, market data, or valuation concepts.
• Experience with distributed compute or job scheduling systems.
• Familiarity with Databricks, Delta Lake, or similar analytics platforms.
• Knowledge of reactive or event-driven programming.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Python applications within a large mono-repo using proprietary workflows.
• Build graph-based data pipelines for valuation adjustment calculations and risk analysis.
• Implement independent price verification and valuation adjustment workflows across asset classes.
• Develop consensus pricing solutions integrating with external market data providers.
• Configure distributed compute, job scheduling, analytics integrations, and cloud storage pipelines.
• Write and maintain comprehensive unit, baseline, and parameterized tests.
• Investigate and remediate security vulnerabilities; support audit remediation efforts.
• Operate with a dry-run-first, confirm-before-modify, audit-everything approach on production systems.
• Design and maintain AI developer tooling, including prompt engineering and LLM-assisted code generation.

Skills

Python 3

Test-driven dev

Data pipelines

Security best practices

Agentic AI

FinServ background

Distributed compute

Databricks

Reactive programming

Tools

Databricks

Delta Lake

Job description

Salary: £62,000 - 102,000 per year

Requirements

• Proficiency in Python 3, including type annotations, context managers, generators, and functional programming patterns
• Experience with test-driven or test-heavy development, including unit, integration, and regression testing
• Ability to build and maintain multi-stage data processing pipelines (graph-based, batch, or streaming)
• Understanding of security best practices, including input validation and vulnerability remediation
• Experience with agentic AI and prompt engineering, including LLM-based developer agents and workflow orchestration
• Background in financial services, derivatives pricing, market data, or valuation concepts
• Experience with distributed compute or job scheduling systems
• Familiarity with Databricks, Delta Lake, or similar analytics platforms
• Knowledge of reactive or event-driven programming

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Python applications within a large mono-repo using proprietary workflows
• Build graph-based data pipelines for valuation adjustment calculations and risk analysis
• Implement independent price verification and valuation adjustment workflows across asset classes
• Develop consensus pricing solutions integrating with external market data providers
• Configure distributed compute, job scheduling, analytics integrations, and cloud storage pipelines
• Write and maintain comprehensive unit, baseline, and parameterized tests
• Investigate and remediate security vulnerabilities; support audit remediation efforts
• Operate with a dry-run-first, confirm-before-modify, audit-everything approach on production systems
• Design and maintain AI developer tooling, including prompt engineering and LLM-assisted code generation

Technologies

• Agentic AI
• AI
• Cloud
• Databricks
• Support
• LLM
• Python
• Security
• Marketing

More

We are VCGTech, and we collaborate with talented engineers to deliver impactful solutions that drive transparency and trust in global markets. As part of our team, you will help shape the future of financial control technology, grow your skills, and work with cutting-edge technology. This full-time role is part of our Corporate Functions, supporting critical financial control systems and our Independent Revaluation Infrastructure System (IRIS). We are a global leader in financial services, and we value diversity, inclusion, and trusted long-term partnerships while supporting businesses, clients, customers, and employees for success.

last updated 36 week of 2026