Lead Software Engineer - Python

Job Description
We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.
As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Treasury & Chief Investment Office (TCIO), Corporate Technology team you will play a crucial role in improving, developing, and delivering top-tier technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner.
We are seeking a highly motived and proactive Lead Software Engineer to work closely with our front office colleagues in a dynamic banking environment. This new role requires a driven individual who thrives in a fast-paced setting, takes ownership of tasks, and is comfortable working both independently and as part of a team on solutions for the trading desk. The successful candidate will collaborate with and support Front Office and Middle Office stakeholders to ensure smooth day-to-day technology operations, building and maintaining tools that enhance productivity and performance.
Job Responsibilities

• Interface closely with the business, quantitative research analysts, and upstream/downstream technology teams.
• Develop, enhance, and support the Trade Execution Platform, which is critical to trading and other business activities.
• Act as the primary technology contact for front office colleagues, providing fast and effective technical support.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand requirements, propose solutions, and deliver high-quality software solutions in a timely manner.
• Proactively identify improvements in the systems and processes to reduce risk and improve performance.
• Ensure clear communication with colleagues to align on technical solutions and business needs.
• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Participate in the discovery and design phases and interact with various teams, other technology teams and stakeholders.
• Develop secure high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Actively contribute to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Contribute to the wider team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Approximately 5+ years experience working as a technical lead.
• Able to work independently, prioritize tasks and take ownership of projects with minimal direct supervision.
• Advanced Python programming and experience with data analysis tools like Pandas, NumPy for large dataset analysis.
• Experience working in financial services or a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, preferably with front office or trading teams.
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve in real-time and handle technical issues with a sense of urgency.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with non-technical colleagues to understand and address business needs.
• Solid technology background with experience in object-oriented programming and a commitment to writing clean, efficient, and scalable code.
• Good interpersonal skills and able to work effectively in a global team.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Advanced understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Knowledge of financial products; mainly derivatives and fixed income, preferably with Quantitative Modelling skills.
• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies (Python, React, Typescript)

About Us
J.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 Team
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.