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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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First seen Oct 30, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)