Lead Software Engineer - Python Backend

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Infrastructure Platforms team, you play a crucial role in improving, developing, and delivering top-tier technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. Your core technical contributions involve orchestrating vital technology solutions across diverse technical areas within multiple business functions, all in alignment with the firm's business goals.

Job responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Ability to mentor and guide team members, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
• Strong communication skills to effectively convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven experience in leading and managing a software development team.
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience as technical leader. 
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Experience in designing, developing, and deploying microservices architectures.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and their services related to microservices.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and experience in building and consuming them.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Practical cloud native experience

• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Ability to initiate and implement ideas to solve business problems
• Passion for learning new technologies and driving innovative solutions.