Python Lead Software Engineer - Rates Live Risk & P&L

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Hybrid
Senior level
Financial Services
We’re one of the world’s biggest technology-driven companies
The Role
Build and operate low-latency Python services for live Rates risk and P&L. Partner with traders and risk managers to deliver production-ready solutions, own releases/monitoring/incidents, troubleshoot distributed systems, and improve CI/CD and operational readiness.
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Description

You will join a front-office engineering team that builds and operates core Rates trading tooling where correctness, resilience, and latency matter every day. The environment is fast-moving and highly collaborative, with strong expectations for production ownership, rapid iteration, and high-quality delivery.

Job Responsibilities

  • Build and enhance Python services and applications that power live Rates risk and P&L, with a strong focus on low latency and predictable performance.
  • Partner directly with traders and risk managers to turn time-sensitive requirements into reliable, production-ready solutions.
  • Own production services end-to-end, including releases, monitoring, incident response, and root-cause analysis.
  • Troubleshoot issues across distributed components, data flows, and runtime environments; drive fixes that reduce recurrence.
  • Improve DevOps and operational readiness, including CI/CD, environment management, dependency management, and automation.
  • Maintain strong engineering standards through code reviews, testing discipline, performance profiling, and clear documentation/runbooks.


Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Strong Python development skills, including writing production-quality code with solid testing and packaging practices.
  • Experience building and operating production services, including production support and incident-driven troubleshooting.
  • Practical SDLC discipline across design, implementation, testing, deployment, and release management.
  • Experience with CI/CD and observability (monitoring, alerting, logs/metrics) to keep services stable and measurable.
  • Ability to work closely with front-office stakeholders and deliver effectively when priorities shift.
  • Strong debugging skills and comfort navigating multi-component systems.
     

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Financial markets background, especially Rates trading, risk, or P&L concepts.


  • Exposure to Deephaven, including installation and dependencies (for example GKP, Java interoperability, and runtime operations).
  • Low-latency/performance engineering experience (profiling, concurrency, and latency measurement).
  • Understanding of UI programming and interactive workflows used by traders.
  • Strong DevOps mindset (automation, environment consistency, and operational ownership).
About UsJ.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
  
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.
About the TeamJ.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. 

Skills Required

  • Strong Python development skills, including writing production-quality code with solid testing and packaging practices.
  • Experience building and operating production services, including production support and incident-driven troubleshooting.
  • Practical SDLC discipline across design, implementation, testing, deployment, and release management.
  • Experience with CI/CD and observability (monitoring, alerting, logs/metrics) to keep services stable and measurable.
  • Ability to work closely with front-office stakeholders and deliver effectively when priorities shift.
  • Strong debugging skills and comfort navigating multi-component systems.
  • Financial markets background, especially Rates trading, risk, or P&L concepts.
  • Exposure to Deephaven, including installation and dependencies (for example GKP, Java interoperability, and runtime operations).
  • Low-latency/performance engineering experience (profiling, concurrency, and latency measurement).
  • Understanding of UI programming and interactive workflows used by traders.
  • Strong DevOps mindset (automation, environment consistency, and operational ownership).

JPMorganChase Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage are comprehensive, with on-site clinics, preventive care, and specialized supports such as maternity nurse guidance and fertility treatments. Wellness activities can help offset copays and out-of-pocket costs, reinforcing the perceived strength of health benefits.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar matching and additional automatic pay credits reflect strong employer-backed retirement savings. An employee stock purchase plan and related financial programs further bolster long-term financial support.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid time off, sick time, holidays, and generous parental leave are provided alongside family medical leave and adoption/fertility assistance. Additional programs like caregiver support and volunteer time off expand the breadth of time-away options.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
289,097 Employees
Year Founded: 1799

What We Do

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.

Why Work With Us

Our technologists work on a diverse range of solutions that include strategic technology initiatives, big data, mobile, electronic payments, machine learning, cybersecurity, enterprise cloud development, and other state-of-the-art technologies.

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