Lead Python Quant Engineer – Research & Portfolio

JPMorgan Chase; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Jersey City seeks a Lead Software Engineer specializing in Python, quantitative development and research to advance the Quant Research Platform and Portfolio Construction stack. You will partner with Quant Research to model development, validation workflows, and reusable Python libraries, driving production quality, security, and scalable delivery across the platform.

This role emphasizes responsible AI, automated testing, and modern SDLC practices in a fast-paced financial

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Python coding.
• Knowledge of statistical methods, quant or data analytics.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Practical cloud native experience.
• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• Applies 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.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture

Skills

Python

Data analytics

Statistics

CI/CD

Cloud native

Security

Agile

Education

Software engineering certification

Job description

JPMorganChase in Jersey City seeks a Lead Software Engineer specializing in Python, quantitative development and research to advance the Quant Research Platform and Portfolio Construction stack. You will partner with Quant Research to model development, validation workflows, and reusable Python libraries, driving production quality, security, and scalable delivery across the platform.

This role emphasizes responsible AI, automated testing, and modern SDLC practices in a fast-paced financial