Lead Software Engineer - Python, Equity Derivatives

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 JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank in the Markets Technology within Equities/Derivatives division, your role will be pivotal in an agile team.

You will be responsible for the improvement, development, and delivery of high quality technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way.

As a significant technical contributor, your tasks will involve deploying crucial technology solutions across diverse technical areas within multiple business functions, all to support the firm's business objectives.

Job responsibilities


* Executes 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


* Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others


* 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


* Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies


* Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills


* Formal training or certification on software engineering

* concepts and 5+ years applied experience


* Advanced in one or more programming language(s) - Python


* Great problem solving skills for problems with a mathematical/technological background


* Ability to work in a fast-paced team-oriented environment


* Experience with development, deployment and maintenance of commercial service-oriented application(s)


* Experience leading a team, conducting code reviews, mentoring and guiding more junior team members


* Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.

Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle


* Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security


* Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)


* In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems


* Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills


* Equities business knowledge is an advantage but relevant experience in other business areas is welcomed


* Unix or Linux knowledge


* Working knowledge of continuous ...