Lead Software Engineer - Python and Kdb+ / AI Data Integration, Alt Data & Data Ingestion

JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase · Banking · LONDON, United Kingdom · Commercial & Investment Bank

Lead Software Engineer role focused on AI data integration and data engineering within a financial services company. The role involves leading technical initiatives, designing and optimizing real-time data pipelines, and leveraging AI technologies to enhance data engineering workflows and SDLC processes. It emphasizes the adoption and responsible use of AI-assisted engineering practices, mentoring teams, and building robust tools for quantitative research and trading.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead technical initiatives across global analytics teams, providing guidance and direction in a high-velocity environment.
  2. Design, build, and optimize real-time data processing pipelines and applications to ensure reliability and performance.
  3. Leverage AI technologies to enhance data engineering workflows and automate SDLC processes.
  4. Collaborate with research and trading teams to onboard new datasets efficiently and consistently.
  5. Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.

Skills

Required

  • Python
  • KDB
  • C++
  • real-time data processing
  • application development
  • data engineering
  • AI technologies
  • SDLC automation
  • AI-assisted software development tools
  • responsible AI use
  • automation
  • continuous delivery methods
  • agile methodologies
  • leading and mentoring teams
  • complex design and functionality problems
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Engineering
  • Mathematics

Nice to have

  • market data venue and vendor data platforms
  • AWS
  • cloud native/cloud experience
  • Terraform
  • Kubernetes
  • FIX
  • Market Data
  • Analytics
  • OMS
  • equities trading

What the JD emphasized

  • enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices
  • AI-assisted code review/refactoring
  • test strategy acceleration
  • incident/root-cause analysis support
  • AI-assisted software development tools
  • responsible AI use in engineering workflows
  • data sensitivity considerations
  • secure handling of inputs/outputs
  • resiliency and security expectations
  • safe, compliant adoption

Other signals

  • Leverage AI technologies to enhance data engineering workflows
  • Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices
  • Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities
  • Working knowledge of AI technologies to support data engineering, analytics, or SDLC automation
  • Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools
  • Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows