Drimva

JPMorgan Chase

Lead Software Engineer - Rates Risk Engineer

$157K–$215K

New York, NY · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026

Experience
5+ years applied experience.
Education
Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.

About the job

Leads software engineering for the Rates Tech team, building and operating secure, scalable technology while promoting validated AI-assisted engineering practices.

What you'll do

  • Designs, develops, troubleshoots, reviews, and debugs production software.
  • Drives team adoption of approved AI-assisted engineering practices with validation standards for correctness, performance, and security.
  • Improves operational stability through automation and evaluates external and internal technology solutions.

What they ask for

  • Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
  • Hands-on experience with system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
  • Advanced Python skills; proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases.
  • Experience leading approved AI-assisted development and applying responsible AI practices, including secure handling of sensitive data.

Nice to have

  • Experience with SecDB, Quartz, or Athena; knowledge of rates products, risk methodologies, or PnL frameworks.
  • Experience with distributed systems, real-time data processing, or quantitative finance and market risk measures.

Pay

USD 156,750.00-$215,000.00 base salary

Tools

Python, SecDB, Quartz, Athena

AI focus

Leads adoption of approved AI-assisted software development for coding, code review, testing, troubleshooting, and related engineering workflows, with safeguards for correctness, performance, security, and data sensitivity.

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First seen Oct 28, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)