Software Engineer III for COMMODITIES UK in London

Be a key part of an agile team driving innovation to enhance, build, and deliver top‑notch technology products. Bring your Software Engineering career to the next level and become an integral part of an agile front‑office technology team where your expertise advances next‑generation solutions. We value your contributions and empower you to stay at the forefront of industry trends. Join us and thrive in a culture built on diversity, opportunity, and respect.

As an Athena/Python, Front Office Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment Banking – Precious Metals and Agriculture – Commodities Tech team, you will be an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem‑solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges spanning multiple technologies and applications.

Job Responsibilities

• Works closely with Precious Metals/Agriculture Trading, Quantitative Research, Sales, Middle Office, and other technology teams to gather requirements and deliver reliable and impactful solutions.
• Designs, develops and maintains trading applications and systems used by Front Office.
• Troubleshoots production issues efficiently in a time‑sensitive environment.
• Continuously improves code quality, performance and system resilience by developing secure and high‑quality production code, and reviewing and debugging code written by others.
• Collaborates with global technology teams seamlessly and works in an agile manner.
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies.
• Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience.
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Math, or equivalent training and relevant experience.
• Hands‑on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience in performant, large‑scale system development in an object‑oriented or functional language such as Python, Java, etc.
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g. Cloud, object‑oriented programming, full stack development – end to end, quantitative finance).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Enthusiastic to keep learning and growing, in technical aptitude and business understanding.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Software development experience in commodities, finance, or investment banking preferred, or willingness to rapidly learn the business domain.
• Willingness to become proficient and develop in Python, if not already a primary language.
• Ability to collaborate with other technology teams to deliver end‑to‑end solutions to the business in a constantly changing environment.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work directly with both business users and engineers.

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.