JPMorgan Chase
Lead Software Engineer - Python, Credit Trading Technology
$138K–$185K
Chicago, IL · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of applied experience.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads hands-on software engineering for Credit Trading Technology, building and supporting secure, scalable trading systems and AI-enabled capabilities while partnering with business and product teams.
What you'll do
- Designs, develops, tests, and supports production systems, including AI-enabled trading capabilities and modernization of existing systems.
- Partners with Credit Sales and Trading and Product teams to translate business strategy into technical solutions; supports production reliability and issue resolution.
- Leads evaluation of technologies and vendors, promotes engineering practices, and guides responsible adoption of approved AI-assisted development tools.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and applied experience.
- Advanced hands-on Python experience across system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
- Hands-on experience with AI components; practical cloud-native experience, including foundational AWS knowledge.
- Experience with automation, continuous delivery, SDLC, agile, CI/CD, resiliency, security, and translating business requirements into scalable solutions.
Nice to have
- Experience building scalable AI platforms for trading or financial services, or modernizing systems with AI-assisted tools.
- Experience supporting electronic trading or high-performance financial systems; knowledge of Credit Markets, Sales and Trading, or production AWS architectures.
Pay
$137,750.00-$185,000.00 USD base salary
Tools
Python, AWS, CI/CD
AI focus
Builds and supports AI-enabled trading systems and scalable AI platforms; leads responsible use of approved AI-assisted engineering tools for coding, code review, testing, troubleshooting, and modernization.
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