Lead Software Engineer - Rates Risk Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.•New York, NY

4d•$156,750 - $215,000

About The Position

As a Lead Software Engineer on JPMorganChase’s Commercial & Investment Bank Rates Tech team, you will contribute to an agile team that builds, enhances, and delivers secure, stable, scalable technology products. You will develop critical technology solutions across technical areas in support of the firm’s business objectives. The role involves software design, development, testing, operational stability, and troubleshooting, as well as helping the team adopt approved AI-assisted engineering practices responsibly and effectively.

Requirements

Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and at least 5 years of applied experience.
Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, including Python.
Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools, with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity, secure handling of inputs and outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption.
Proficiency across the Software Development Life Cycle.
Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, including CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to gather requirements from business users and collaborate across multiple teams and functions.
Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions, explain technical constraints in business terms, and work on legacy applications when required.
Proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with financial risk stack platforms such as SecDB, Quartz, or Athena.
Knowledge of rates products, including swaps, securities, options, and repo.
Familiarity with risk methodologies and PnL calculation frameworks.
Experience with distributed systems and real-time data processing.
Exposure to quantitative finance concepts and market risk measures.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and troubleshoot creative software solutions, using approaches beyond routine or conventional methods where appropriate.
Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others.
Lead team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes; establish validation standards and promote reuse of effective patterns.
Use Software Development Life Cycle tools, including authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized through automation.
Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues and improve the operational stability of applications and systems.
Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability to existing systems and information architecture.

Benefits

Competitive total rewards package, including base salary determined by role, experience, skill set, and location.
Eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation in cash and/or forfeitable equity.
Comprehensive health care coverage.
On-site health and wellness centers.
Retirement savings plan.
Backup childcare.
Tuition reimbursement.
Mental health support.
Financial coaching.
Additional benefits and programs based on eligibility.