Lead Software Engineer - Quant Developer Python

JPMorgan Chase & Co.•New York, NY

About The Position

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 JPMorganChase within the Asset and Wealth Management line of business, 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. This is a role for a high-performing Quant Developer in a high-performing team. We are looking for developers to contribute to the transformation of the Quant Research Platform and Portfolio Construction and Management stack into an industry-leading platform. If you are an expert in Python, business-focused, and have a strong grounding in statistical methods and data analytics, please apply. You will work alongside Quant Research on model development, validation workflows, and the build-out of reusable Python Quant libraries that standardize research-to-production patterns and accelerate delivery across the platform. You’ll be required to apply your depth of knowledge and expertise across the software development lifecycle, partnering continuously with Quant Research on a daily basis.

Requirements

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience .
Excellent software development skills in Python and ability to learn new technologies quickly
Advanced knowledge of architecture and design across complex systems
Knowledge of industry-wide technology trends and best practices
Ability to work in large, collaborative teams to achieve organizational goals
Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
Passionate about building an innovative culture
Practical cloud native experience

Nice To Haves

CFA charter holder
BS or MSc degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related scientific discipline

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