Lead Software Engineer

Job Description

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JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Athena Engineering team, you will design, build, and enhance backend services and capabilities within the Athena ecosystem to support an externally facing cross-asset risk platform (FX, Rates, Credit, Equities).

This solution is a feature rich platform, offering traders and investment managers top-tier tools to optimize their portfolios and reduce risk exposure in a high-performance, externally facing client environment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Athena Engineer (Back End): design, build, and enhance backend services and capabilities within the Athena ecosystem to support an externally facing cross-asset risk platform (FX, Rates, Credit, Equities).

Build out new functions in risk management applications using Python for the backend and React, Redux, and TypeScript for the frontend.Collaborate with engineers and product management across the globe to deliver high-quality solutions for external clients.Build out the service layer monitoring and control functionality, maximizing the platform resiliency and robustness in a high-availability, high-throughput environment.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Seasoned developer experienced in high level languages such as: Python, C++, Java, or JavaScript.

Proactive and independent - able to take ownership of deliverables and solve real world business problems in a client-facing production environment.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Experience in Python (backend).

Experience in React and TypeScript.Experience in finance / investment banking as an application developer, ideally with exposure to FX, Rates, Credit, and/or Equities.Experience building and supporting high-performance backend systems (e.g., low-latency services, high-throughput APIs, observability/monitoring, resiliency patterns).

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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

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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. xxuwjjq The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.