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Lead Software Engineer - Python/Java/AWS/API

JPMorgan Chase
Wilmington, DE Full Time
POSTED ON 4/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/18/2026

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 Lead Software Engineer - Python/Java/AWS/API at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Sector, 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. 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

  • 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
  • Manages responsibility for supporting the day-to-day operations of the trade execution platform, collaborating with Middle Office and Front Office business users.
  • 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

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5 years applied experience
  • Strong hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
  • Advanced in one or more programming language and proficient in coding in one or more languages and frameworks such as Python, Pandas, Django, Java, Spring, SQL, MQ/Kafka
  • Experience with AWS & DataBricks ecosystem technology stacks as EMR, redshift, Dynamo DB, Athena, S3, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, Spark etc.
  • Experience with SQL and No-Sql Databases such as Oracle, MS Sql, PostgreSQL, Graph DB, Dynamo DB etc.
  • Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
  • Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
  • Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
  • Practical cloud native experience and hands on experience in Cloud platforms like Kubernetes / Cloud Foundry
  • Project execution experience with Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with non-technical colleagues to understand and address business needs

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Exposure to cloud technologies 
  • Familiarity with investment banking products - fixed income, derivatives
  • Prior experience supporting trade execution platforms

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