Lead Software Engineer - Python, Django

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Infrastructure Platforms, 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.

As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of 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, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills


* Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience


* Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability


* Advanced in Python programming, with the ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code.

Experience with database management and optimization, ensuring robust and scalable data solutions


* Strong experience in developing web applications using Django and Django REST Framework, with a focus on building scalable and maintainable APIs


* Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods


* Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle


* Strong experience in developing web applications using Django and Django REST Framework, with a focus on building scalable and maintainable APIs


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


* Experience with document-oriented database products: MongoDB, MarkLogic, DocumentDB etc


* Practical experience of architecting & developing applications or platforms on any one of the major public cloud providers (AWS, Google, Azure).


* Knowledge and experience of industry wide technology strategies and best practices

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills


* Experience with CI/CD automation pref...