DescriptionAs a Python Software Engineer II at JPMorgan Chase with in Corporate Technology, Market Risk Technology, you are part of an agile team that works to enhance, design, and deliver the software components of the firm’s state-of-the-art technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way.Market Risk Technology is responsible for providing JP Morgan's Risk Managers with the capability to assess the financial impact of various adverse market scenarios at a firm wide level. This capability covers calculations, scenario analysis, analytics, reporting and other tools and processes required to manage risk. Our team develop the firm’s strategic Calculation (e.g. VaR, Stress), Time Series, and Scenario Management platforms for Firmwide Market Risk which integrate with our front-office risk management systems.
Job responsibilities:
- Interface closely with the business, quantitative research analysts, and upstream as well as downstream technology teams across the firm
- Work in an Agile environment, always looking to improve
- Writes secure and high-quality code using the syntax of at least one programming language with limited guidance
- Designs, develops, codes, and troubleshoots with consideration of upstream and downstream systems and technical implications
- Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain to improve the value realized by automation
- Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect
- Executes standard software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Professional development experience with Python
- Experience communicating to business facing customers and technical teams
- Experience across the whole Software Development Life Cycle
- Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience
- Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
- Emerging knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
- Exposure to cloud technologies
- Exposure to Banking and Finance domain
- Experience with Athena a plus
