Front Office RAD Developer

As a Senior RAD (Rapid Action Development) Developer in our Rates development team, you will work in close partnership with quant researchers, traders, and technology teams. The role sits at the intersection of front-office trading and technology, with direct ownership of the tools traders rely on daily. This is a hands-on position suited to someone who thrives in a fast-paced trading floor environment and wants genuine proximity to the business.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and enhance the desk’s proprietary tools — including bespoke spreadsheets and Python-based applications — ensuring traders have reliable, performant infrastructure for pricing, risk management, and PnL analysis.
• Collaborate with quant research to translate model changes into production tooling.
• Work alongside strategic technology partners on platform integration.
• Act as a first point of contact for desk-side technical issues.
• Maintain, upgrade and improve the existing software to latest software and hardware versions recommended.

Required Qualifications, Skills, and Capabilities

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on development experience in VBA and XLLoop.
• Working experience in Python.
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles including object-oriented design, testing methodologies, and version control practices.
• Demonstrated ability to write clean, maintainable code and work effectively within large, complex codebases.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to gather requirements from business users and collaborate across multiple teams and functions.
• Capability to translate business needs into technical solutions and explain technical constraints in business terms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with other financial risk stack platforms such as SecDB, Quartz, or Athena.
• Knowledge of rates products including Swaps, Securities, Options, Cap Floors, and Repo.
• Familiarity with risk methodologies and PnL calculation frameworks with exposure to quantitative finance concepts and market risk measures.
• Experience with distributed systems and real-time data processing.
• Proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Understanding of regulatory reporting requirements in financial services.
• Ability to use AI tools for fast paced analysis and development.

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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.

About The Team

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.