Software Engineer - Python/Front Office Commodities

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in London seeks an Athena/Python Front Office Software Engineer to join an agile team that builds and delivers market-leading technology products for the front office in a secure, scalable environment.

You will work with Precious Metals and Agriculture trading, quantitative research, and other tech teams to design, develop, and maintain trading systems, while enhancing code quality and reliability in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience.
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Math, or equivalent training and relevant experience
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Experience in performant, large-scale system development in an object-oriented or functional language such as Python, Java, etc.
• 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, object-oriented programming, full stack development - end to end, quantitative finance)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Enthusiastic to keep learning and growing, in technical aptitude and business understanding

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with trading, quantitative research, sales, middle office, and other technology teams to gather requirements and deliver reliable and impactful solutions
• Designs and maintains front-office trading apps and systems
• Troubleshoots production issues efficiently in a time-sensitive environment
• Continuously improves code quality, performance and system resilience by developing secure and high-quality production code, and reviewing and debugging code written by others
• Collaborates with global technology teams seamlessly and work in an agile manner
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Skills

Python

Java

Agile

CI/CD

Cloud

End-to-end dev

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Job description

Be a key part of an agile team driving innovation to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

Bring your Software Engineering career to the next level and become an integral part of an agile front-office technology team where your expertise advances next-generation solutions. We value your contributions and empower you to stay at the forefront of industry trends. Join us and thrive in a culture built on diversity, opportunity, and respect.

As an Athena/Python, Front Office Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment Banking - Precious Metals and Agriculture - Commodities Tech team, you will be an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges spanning multiple technologies and applications.

Job responsibilities

• Worksclosely with Precious Metals/Agriculture Trading, Quantitative Research, Sales, Middle Office, and other technology teams to gather requirements and deliver reliable and impactful solutions


• Designs, develops and maintains trading applications and systems used by Front Office


• Troubleshoots production issues efficiently in a time-sensitive environment


• Continuously improves code quality, performance and system resilience by developing secure and high-quality production code, and reviewing and debugging code written by others


• Collaborates with global technology teams seamlessly and work in an agile manner


• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies


• Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience


• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Math, or equivalent training and relevant experience


• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability


• Experience in performant, large-scale system development in an object-oriented or functional language such as Python, Java, etc.


• 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,object-oriented programming, full stack development - end to end, quantitative finance)


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills


• Enthusiastic to keep learning and growing, in technical aptitude and business understanding

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Software development experience in commodities, finance, or investment banking preferred, or willingness to rapidly learn the business domain


• Willingness to become proficient and develop in Python, if not already a primary language


• Ability to collaborate with other technology teams to deliver end to end solutions to the business in a constantly changing environment


• Excellent communication skills and ability to work directly with both business users and engineers