Senior Lead Software Engineer - Python Full Stack

Job Description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Commercial and Investment bank Equities team, 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. 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.

Job responsibilities

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Spearhead the delivery of greenfield initiative to transform the storage and access of loan related legal documentation, using AI to uplift users analysis capabilities. 
• Work with key stakeholders in Trading, QR, Operations and others globally to ensure the loan management platforms, both internally and client facing, deliver a world class experience.
• Able to directly contribute to the ongoing efforts to re-engineer & re-architect existing platforms to make them performant, highly available, stable, efficient, and scalable.
• Lead and contribute to the identification and implementation of solutions for recurring issues, with the aim of improving overall operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Lead design and architecture discussions to leverage new and emerging technologies, to solve complex business deliveries.
• Offer leadership, support, and clear direction to team members globally to enhance the overall team's performance.
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Adds to the 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
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) - Python and React
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages.
• Good overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, and advanced proficiency. 
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies, application resiliency, and system integration.
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight.
• Education to degree level, ideally in a computer science, mathematical or engineering discipline or equivalent experience.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experienced with Typescript.
• Familiarity with cloud-based technologies, preferably AWS.
• Experience with order management and trading user interfaces, with knowledge of Athena.
• Understanding of financial products, specifically equity based loans.

About Us

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process. 

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

About the Team

J.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.