Python Engineer, Senior Associate
Company: JPMorganChase
Location: Boston
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Description Join Us at 55ip & Help the Wealth Management
Industry Move Forward Working at 55ip, a separately branded
subsidiary of J.P. Morgan, means standing at the intersection of
finance and technology—and at the cutting-edge of wealth and asset
management. We’ve been making rapid progress on our mission: to
break down barriers to financial progress for financial advisors
and their clients. Our Boston-, New York-, and Mumbai-based teams
have built and brought to market a tax-smart investment strategy
engine, portfolio trading and rebalancing, and advisor transition
services, all delivered through an intuitive experience and
intelligent automation. Driven by strategic partnerships with
world-class wealth and asset management firms, we’ve experienced
breakthrough growth over the last two years. Today, over 400
financial advisor firms have trusted over $100 billion in assets
under supervision with 55ip. As 55ip continues its rapid growth
trajectory, we are on the path to managing over $1 trillion in
assets under supervision (AUS) by 2030. This scale brings
significant challenges and opportunities, including supporting
exponential increases in accounts, net flows, revenue, and pre-tax
income. Our technology platform must evolve to handle this growth,
ensuring robust performance, reliability, and automation for
tax-smart investing portfolios across diverse product mixes and
client segments. Software Engineer III 55ip’s Quantitative R&D
team is looking for a software engineer to help develop and grow
our quant platform that provides end-to-end capabilities of a large
scale historical & forward-looking simulation framework. The
candidate will work with quant teams to design and implement
technical solutions of quality and scale. The ideal candidate has a
background in full stack software development built on cloud-native
systems with exposure to building back testers, simulation engines,
and large volumes of data. Candidates are motivated, problem
solvers, team players, and effective developers who want to make a
big impact. Responsibilities Build high-performance cloud-based web
application solutions to support quantitative research
capabilities: back testing, simulations, machine learning, and
other advanced analytics & algorithms Produce & maintain
architectural & workflow diagrams. Work with product managers to
set team priorities and deliverables. Participate in hands-on
development to expedite finding resolutions. Participate in agile
development team practices. Accountable for highest code quality,
best practices, and standards. Perform code reviews ensuring
quality meets the highest level of standards. Provide support
during testing and post go-live to internal stakeholders. Work
closely with quantitative researchers & developers to understand
business requirements Collaborate with technology teams, to share
common practices and develop firm-wide solutions of highest quality
& scale. Requirements Proficiency in Python, Pandas, Polars,
GitHub/Bit-Bucket, Jenkins, Jira, and PostgreSQL. Strong experience
with AWS cloud services, such as EC2, EKS, RDS, ElastiCache, S3,
Lambda, Secrets Manager, CloudWatch Experience with Django, Redis,
and React Clear understanding of OOP and software design constructs
within a Python context. Strong understanding and experience in all
aspects of software development lifecycle Solid understanding of
agile methodologies such as CI/CD, application resiliency, and
security 6 years of experience in relevant software development
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer, Electronic or IT
Engineering. Excellent communication (written and oral) and
presentation skills. Ability to work with quant researchers,
developers, and portfolio analysts to understand requirements.
Strong attention to detail, pride in delivering high quality work
and willingness to learn Preferred Qualifications Experience with
Terraform AWS certifications Exposure to financial capital markets
data and trading applications, working with investment data
Experience with project workflow tools such as Jira in an
Agile-Scrum environment Knowledge of Linux
Keywords: JPMorganChase, Lawrence , Python Engineer, Senior Associate, IT / Software / Systems , Boston, Massachusetts
