Python Lead Software Engineer

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As a Lead Software Engineer in Credit Technology at JPMorgan Chase, you will join an agile team building secure, scalable, and resilient front-office solutions that power trading,  management, and P&L. You will design, develop, and troubleshoot multiple components across complex systems while partnering closely with traders and control functions to deliver reliable, low-latency workflows.

• 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
• 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
• Develop and integrate trading workflows and loan reference data for the Secondary Loan Trading desk.
• Build scalable, front-office–facing services that streamline trading workflow management and enhance desk productivity.
• Design, implement, and troubleshoot components end to end, accounting for upstream and downstream dependencies and technical implications.
• Translate evolving business demands into clear technical requirements and pragmatic solutions under time constraints.
• Apply structured troubleshooting to isolate root causes and resolve issues across services and data flows.
• Adhere to secure coding practices and engineering methodologies to deliver stable, maintainable systems throughout the SDLC.
• Good individual contributor, ability to work independently with minimal supervision

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and applied experience.
• Hands-on experience with system design, application development, testing, and operational stability with strong proficiency in Python.
• Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining code in large corporate environments; strong SQL and database querying skills.
• Advanced understanding of agile practices including CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
• Demonstrated experience across the full Software Development Life Cycle.
• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).

• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies.
• Familiarity with Python, React and Web Frameworks
• Practical experience with cloud-native development (AWS).
• Knowledge of Fixed Income products, with emphasis on syndicated and secondary loans.