IT & Software

Lead Software Engineer- Python / Java- (Cloud Data Platform — AWS/Databricks/Terraform)

JP Morgan Chase

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

In this Lead Software Engineer role, you will drive secure, scalable software solutions within the Credit Data Pond team of Wholesale credit risk technology. You will serve as a core technical contributor, delivering production-grade code and guiding AI-assisted engineering practices across the SDLC. You will champion secure coding, automated testing, and consistency in architecture and patterns to improve reliability and speed. You will work with cross-functional teams and external partners to shape scalable, trusted technology that supports business objectives.

Responsibilities
  • Develop secure, high-quality production code and review others’ code
  • Lead adoption of enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices with governance and validation standards
  • Establish AI-assisted SDLC guardrails for design, coding, testing, deployment, and operations
  • Implement repeatable AI-assisted review workflows and quality gates
  • Standardize tools across planning, code, build, test, security scanning, release, and operations
  • Design CI/CD pipelines with measurable outcomes to improve release reliability
  • Identify opportunities to automate recurring issues for stability
  • Lead evaluation sessions with vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs
Key requirements
  • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts
  • Python
  • Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operations
  • Advanced in one or more programming languages
  • Experience leading use of AI-assisted software development tools with validation of AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
  • Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, data sensitivity, and secure handling
  • Proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
  • Advanced understanding of agile methodologies including CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
  • Knowledge of the financial services industry IT systems
  • Practical cloud-native experience
  • leadership
  • coaching of engineers
  • stakeholder alignment
  • Python
  • AI-assisted development tools and validation
  • CI/CD and DevSecOps

Reference: WJ-747_30179491

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