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 - Precious Metals / Front Office / Athena at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment Banking - Precious Metals and Agriculture - Commodities Tech team, you will be 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. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Job responsibilities

• Works closely with Trading, Quantitative Research, Sales and Middle Office teams to deliver quality code in a fast paced environment
• Acts as the regional lead for the Precious Metals and Agricultural products team supporting the regional needs of the precious metals business while remaining aligned with the global team and global priorities.
• Acts as the direct manager for the NYC based software engineering team, helping drive business results through the team
• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Promotes and drives cross-functional collaboration with Core Technology teams and Business teams to deliver innovative, scalable solutions
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies
• Adds to the 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. In addition, 2+ years of experience leading technologists to manage and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Math or equivalent training and relevant experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Experience in performant, large-scale system development in an object-oriented or functional language such as Python, Java, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, object-oriented programming, full stack development - end to end, quantitative finance, etc.)
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Must have a strong understanding of end-to-end business processes
• Enthusiastic to keep learning and growing, in technical aptitude and business understanding
• Previous software engineering team management experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Software development experience in commodities, finance, or investment banking preferred, or willingness to rapidly learn the business domain
• Willingness to become proficient and develop in Python if not already a primary language
• Ability to collaborate with other technology teams to deliver end to end solutions to the business in a constantly changing environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills to interact confidently and credibly with business users, to understand and agree business requirements and their prioritization

About Us

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

About the Team

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.