As a Lead Software Engineer (VP) - Valuation Control Group Technology at JPMorganChase within the Valuation Control Group Technology Team, 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.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end architecture for Athena (Python), Databricks (PySpark/Delta Lake), and AWS-based valuation control platforms.
- Develop and enhance pricing, risk, IPV, valuation adjustment, and fair value reporting tools within Athena.
- Design, build, and optimize large-scale Databricks ETL and analytics pipelines for pricing, market, and P&L data.
- Architect and manage cloud-native AWS solutions, including infrastructure, security, automation, and modernization initiatives.
- Establish engineering best practices, code quality standards, CI/CD processes, testing frameworks, and production monitoring.
- Deliver automation and controls for independent price verification, valuation uncertainty detection, reconciliations, and regulatory compliance.
- Collaborate with valuation control, risk, finance, quants, and business stakeholders to define requirements and drive Agile delivery.
- Provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, oversee production support, and ensure scalable, auditable, and resilient solutions.
- 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.
Required Qualifications
Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
Extensive Python engineering experience; with hands-on platform experience and financial application engineering (derivatives pricing, risk management, trade booking, and quantitative analytics etc.).
Strong Databricks / Apache Spark experience (PySpark, Delta Lake, performance tuning).
Solid hands-on AWS experience across core services (S3, EC2, Lambda, IAM, and container/orchestration services), with an understanding of cloud security and cost management.
Solid grasp of financial products, valuation/pricing concepts, and market data.
Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering in a controlled, regulated environment.
Strong SQL, data modeling, and data-quality engineering skills.
Excellent stakeholder management and the ability to bridge business and technical domains.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of IPV, prudent valuation, XVA, or fair-value reserve methodologies.
- Experience with reactive/streaming computation and real-time dashboards.
- Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CloudFormation), CI/CD, and modern DevOps practices on AWS.
- AWS certification (e.g., Solutions Architect, Developer, or Data Engineer Associate/Professional).
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.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
Skills Required
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts
- At least 5 years of applied software engineering experience
- Extensive Python engineering and financial application experience
- Hands-on experience with derivatives pricing, risk management, trade booking, or quantitative analytics
- Strong Databricks and Apache Spark experience, including PySpark, Delta Lake, and performance tuning
- Hands-on AWS experience with S3, EC2, Lambda, IAM, and container or orchestration services
- Understanding of cloud security and cost management
- Knowledge of financial products, valuation, pricing concepts, and market data
- Experience leading engineering teams in a controlled, regulated environment
- Strong SQL, data modeling, and data-quality engineering skills
- Excellent stakeholder management and ability to bridge business and technical domains
- Knowledge of IPV, prudent valuation, XVA, or fair-value reserve methodologies
- Experience with reactive or streaming computation and real-time dashboards
- Infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and modern AWS DevOps practices
- AWS certification such as Solutions Architect, Developer, or Data Engineer
JPMorganChase Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about JPMorganChase and has not been reviewed or approved by JPMorganChase.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and mental-health coverage are broad, with wellness incentives, on-site or virtual care, and an EAP offering coaching and counseling. Plan materials emphasize accessible options, including multiple medical choices and tools to manage costs.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave extends up to 16 weeks for all parents, supplemented by paid Critical Caregiver Leave. Family resources include backup childcare via Bright Horizons, lactation support and milk-shipping, family-building assistance, and even a free five-month SNOO rental for newborns.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with an annual company match and automatic pay credits for most employees, with a legacy pension available to earlier hires. An Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a 5% discount further supports long-term savings.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $3.7 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Technology fuels every aspect of our company and is at the heart of everything we do. With over 50,000 technologists globally and an annual tech spend of $12 billion, we are dedicated to improving the design, analytics, development, coding, testing and application programming that goes into creating high quality software and new products. Learn more about technology at our firm, explore resources from our Distinguished Engineers, AI & ML researchers, and other experts; access the latest episode of our TechTrends podcast, and more at www.jpmorgan.com/technology. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com. ©2023 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. JPMorgan Chase is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans.
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