Lead Software Engineer - Front Office developer, Python/ Equity Prime Finance

Posted: Saturday, 21 March 2026
Valid Thru: Monday, 20 April 2026
Index Requested on: 03/21/2026 08:58:25
Indexed on: 03/21/2026 08:58:25

Location: Houston, TX, 77001, US

Industry: Advertising and Public Relations
Occupational Category: 13-0000.00 - Business and Financial Operations
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. is hiring!

Description:

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank - Prime Finance Collateral Basket team, you will work hand in hand daily with JPM traders and Middle Office. Y ou will help drive the expansion in North America of our a best-in-class platform used to manage the bank's equity inventory, our client funds lifecycle, their associated reporting and the automation of the firm booking process.

Job responsibilities
  • Work directly with business, quant and technology teams to articulate new technology requirements and solve business problems.
  • Collaborate with other members of a globally distributed team to brainstorm new ideas / solutions and provide mentoring and technical expertise to the team.
  • Develop specific enhancements and/or build new solutions to fulfill business objectives related to new business requirements.
  • Manage ownership of feature deliveries through the full SDLC process, including requirements gathering, development, unit and integration testing, packaging, deployment and support.
  • Work closely with other technology teams to ensure that required changes are made in other systems.
  • Ensure technological solutions meet business and client requirements, that they are robust and supportable.
  • Document release procedures and support notes for deliverables to enable proper support by our production management groups.
  • Provide 3 rd Level production support on a rotational basis - analyze issues observed in production, provide detailed analysis and recommendations to production management groups, and identify opportunities to improve the production system.
  • Mentor junior developers and conduct code and design reviews.
  • Train AI agents to automate support, documentation, and streamline development lifecycle.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
  • Formal training or certification on Software Engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
  • Excellent understanding of Python concepts, including object-oriented design, multi-threading, parallel processing.
  • Excellent understanding of UI concepts, languages and platforms including JavaScript/React, AngularJS, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3.
  • Experience of working in financial services knows business, understands and worked in finance and asset management
  • Experience in technical leadership roles, working with teams of developers with varying levels of experience, and a range of different backgrounds and skill sets.
  • Experience with Python Web Framework such as Tornado or Bottle
  • Experience designing and implementing scalable microservice architectures with high resiliency capabilities.
  • Experience with Databases - relational as well as No-SQL - Sybase / Oracle / Mongo DB
  • Experience working in Agile organization as a team member/Scrum Master/ Product Owner
  • Experience supporting production environments, responding to user concerns, and taking ownership of production issues.
  • Experience with full development lifecycle and tools, including Git/Bitbucket, Jira, Jenkins, Gradle, Maven.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
  • Experience working on Deal lifecycle, pricing and risk systems such on SecDb, Quartz, Athena, Beacon
  • Understanding of equity market and equity derivative products.
  • Experience in user interface and integration test automation
  • Exposure to cloud compute platforms, including AWS. Cloud or container-orchestration certification - AWS, Kubernetes, etc.


JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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 FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

Base Pay/Salary
New York, NY $152, 000.00 - $215, 000.00 / year

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Educational requirements:

  • high school

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