Principal Software Engineer - Interest Rate Risk Platform
at J.P. Morgan
Posted a month ago
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- Compensation
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- City
- Jersey City
- Country
- United States
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Senior engineering role to lead design, development, and deployment of a next-generation Interest Rate Risk platform at JPMorgan Chase. You will drive architecture decisions, build cloud-native, high-performance data processing and analytics solutions (primarily on AWS), and establish engineering best practices. The role involves cross-functional collaboration with Risk, Finance, Data Engineering, and Infrastructure teams, mentoring engineers, and ensuring regulatory compliance and operational resilience.
Location: Jersey City, NJ, United States
If you are looking for a game-changing career, working for one of the world's leading financial institutions, you’ve come to the right place.
As a Principal Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase in the Corporate Sector Technology team, you will drive architectural decisions, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate with stakeholders across Risk, Finance, and Technology. You will leverage your deep expertise to deliver innovative solutions that meet stringent regulatory and business requirements.
The team is seeking a highly experienced Principal Software Engineer to lead the design and development of a next-generation Interest Rate Risk platform. This platform will be a cornerstone for risk management across our global banking operations, providing scalable, resilient, and high-performance solutions to support complex analytics and reporting.
Job responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end design, development, and deployment of the Interest Rate Risk platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
- Architect cloud-native solutions using AWS services and modern DevOps practices.
- Develop robust, high-performance applications, focusing on data processing, analytics, and integration with enterprise systems.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Risk, Finance, Data Engineering, and Infrastructure, to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
- Create durable, reusable software frameworks that are leveraged across teams and functions
- Establish and enforce engineering best practices for code quality, testing, CI/CD, and documentation.
- Mentor and guide engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal risk management policies.
- Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation within the platform.
- Influence leaders and senior stakeholders across business, product, and technology teams
- Champion the firm’s culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience
- Prior experience delivering large-scale, mission-critical platforms.
- Deep expertise in AWS cloud services and architecture.
- Advanced proficiency in Python or similar languages, including experience with data processing frameworks and libraries.
- Experience with microservices, API design, data pipelines and distributed systems.
- Familiarity with DevOps tools and practices (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines).
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor engineering teams.
- Strong understanding of risk management concepts, preferably within the financial services industry.
- Considerable in-depth knowledge of Artificial Intelligence.
- Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop) and data visualization tools.
