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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.
Job 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
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- 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
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- CFA charter holder
- BS or MSc degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related scientific discipline