Lead Software Engineer - Quantitative Portfolio Construction Development

Next Frontier Capital; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

On-site wellness centers

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Asset Management Technology to drive secure, scalable tech solutions for front-office teams. You will work in an agile environment, delivering high-quality production code in Python/Java, with AWS, Terraform, S3/EC2/EMR, and AI-assisted tooling.

Strong collaboration with stakeholders is essential to translate business needs into robust platforms. The role emphasizes excellence in delivery, security, and resiliency within the financial services

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering with 5+ years of experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced in Python or Java with production code experience.
• Practical cloud native experience with AWS services and IaC (Terraform), S3/EC2/EMR.
• Experience leading use of AI-assisted software development tools with secure coding practices.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, resilience, and security.
• In-depth knowledge of financial services IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting across complex problems.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews code from peers.
• Drives adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality and delivery speed.
• Applies SDLC toolchain know-how to increase automation and value.
• Identifies opportunities to automate recurring issues to improve stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams to assess architecture.

Skills

Python

Java

AWS

Terraform

CI/CD

Agile

AI-assisted tooling

Security

Tools

S3

EC2

EMR

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Asset Management Technology, you are 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. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

JPMorgan Asset Management Technology is seeking a well-rounded hands-on quantitative developer that is experienced in building systems that support the full investment management cycle. Tech stack focus is Java and/or Python. The candidate will be part of the front-office technology team and have good business knowledge and communication skills to work with the stakeholders and develop functional specifications. The candidate will be joining a high-performance, award-winning team who build applications that support the investment management cycle including research, portfolio management and investment.

Job 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

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python or Java) and experience developing, debugging, and maintaining production code.
• Practical cloud native experience.Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) services and cloud delivery practices, including infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform) and services such as Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), and Amazon EMR.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with distributed data processing using Spark and modern data platforms (e.g., Databricks).
• Proficiency in data engineering and platform development.
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., Oracle) and/or cloud data platforms, including performance tuning and query optimization.
• Strong analytical skills to support data understanding, quality investigation, and reporting use cases.
• Knowledge of banking and financial services domain concepts relevant to data processing and reporting.

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals. Carry out critical tech solutions across multiple technical areas as an integral part of an agile team