Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.
As a Senior Lead Software Engineer - Python Backend Developer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank, you'll 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 that span multiple technologies and applications.
We are building the next generation of trade structuring tools and components needed by teams across Markets and used globally by our trading desks and support teams. This position will work closely with our Athena Trade Risk & Services function, as a member of a highly skilled, agile development team.
Job responsibilities
- Write awesome, high quality Backend Python code following the principles of SOLID, YAGNI and KISS
- Participate in requirements meetings with our users and propose technical solutions
- Drives adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root-cause analysis), while establishing measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/TLM toolchain.
Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.
- Evangelize and seek new opportunities for our product to be used by other development teams not already using the platform.
- Complete full lifecycle development projects as well as post-production maintenance and enhancements
- Support other development teams using our components by answering questions, researching system issues, identifying root causes, and resolving problems
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- Strong technology background with experience in object-oriented programming, test driven development viz Python.
- Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (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 senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.
- Experience in building and debugging application build on distributed computing architecture.
- Good understanding of event based architecture.
- Strong Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Good interpersonal skills and able to work effectively in a global team.
- Self-starter and willing to work in a dynamic environment with constantly evolving priorities.
- Knowledge of AWS.
- Hands-on, delivery-focused, technical position involving a lot of analysis, coding, testing and interfacing with our end users. There will be a high degree of teamwork and technical peer interaction involved.
- Knowledge of GraphQL is good to have.
- A good knowledge of Investment Banking and Markets is highly desirable but a thirst for knowledge and the knack to apply that knowledge is just as good to us.
Skills Required
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- Strong technology background with experience in object-oriented programming and test driven development in Python
- Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools
- Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity and secure handling
- Experience building and debugging applications on distributed computing architectures
- Good understanding of event-based architecture
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a global team
- Self-starter able to work in a dynamic environment with evolving priorities
- Knowledge of AWS
- Hands-on delivery-focused experience involving analysis, coding, testing and interfacing with end users
- Knowledge of GraphQL
- Knowledge of Investment Banking and Markets
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 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.
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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.
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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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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.
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