Senior Lead Software Engineer

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Job Description

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 within our Corporate Technology Line of Business, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of credit risk management. Based in the heart of London, you'll work alongside traders, quants and sales professionals in a fast-paced, high-energy environment, contributing to the success and delivery of cutting-edge applications that provide real-time credit risk insights and modernize our platforms.

Job responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and direction to support business and technical teams.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review and debug code written by your team.
• Drive product design, application functionality, and technical operations decisions.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in one or more technical areas.
• Advocate for firmwide frameworks, tools, and best practices within the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Influence peers and decision-makers to adopt innovative technologies and solutions.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 7+ years of applied experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Python and practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• In-depth knowledge of software applications, technical processes, and one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, data, SQL). Practical cloud-native experience is essential.
• Ability to tackle design and functionality challenges independently with minimal oversight.
• Primary development platform is Athena (JP Morgan's platform cross-asset risk, pricing and trade management solutions to clients), so any current or prior knowledge in the platform is highly acknowledged.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.

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.