Software Engineer III - Backend Python
About the job
- Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
- Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment using one or more modern programming languages, including Python, and database querying languages.
- Hands-on backend Python development experience.
- Demonstrable ability to code in one or more languages, including Java, Django, or SQL.
- Experience across the whole Software Development Life Cycle.
- Exposure to agile methodologies such as continuous integration and continuous delivery, application resiliency, and security.
- Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized artificial intelligence-assisted software development tools for coding, test creation, troubleshooting, or documentation, with the ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
- Understanding of responsible artificial intelligence use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity, secure handling of inputs and outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; ability to guide peers on safe and effective usage within team practices.
- Execute standard software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting.
- Write secure, high-quality code using at least one programming language with limited guidance.
- Design, develop, code, and troubleshoot while considering upstream and downstream systems and technical implications.
- Apply knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle toolchain tools, including enterprise-authorized artificial intelligence-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
- Apply technical troubleshooting to break down solutions and solve technical problems of basic complexity.
- Gather, analyze, and draw conclusions from large, diverse data sets to identify problems and contribute to decision-making for secure, stable application development.
- Learn and apply system processes, methodologies, and skills for developing secure, stable code and systems.
- Contribute to a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.
- Use enterprise-authorized artificial intelligence coding-assistance tools to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity across complex deliverables, while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards.
- Contribute learnings and reusable patterns to improve broader team effectiveness.
- Familiarity with modern front-end technologies, including React.
- Exposure to cloud technologies.
About the company
JPMorgan Chase runs the largest bank in the United States, which serves households and small businesses as Chase and large companies, governments, and investors as J.P. Morgan. During the 2008 financial crisis it bought the failing investment bank Bear Stearns and lender Washington Mutual, and in 2023 it took over First Republic Bank after regulators seized it. Chase takes deposits and earns interest on credit cards, mortgages, and car loans, while the investment side earns fees for advising on mergers, raising money for companies, trading stocks and bonds, and managing wealth. Formed in a 2000 merger, JPMorgan Chase traces its roots to 1799 and is based in New York City.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1799
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Growth is broad-based: every JPMorgan division posted record revenue in the June 2026 quarter, and trading jumped 35%.
- Stock grants gained value: shares rose 21% in three months, valuing JPMorgan at $965 billion in August 2026.
- Tech teams are well funded: JPMorgan's nearly $20 billion yearly tech budget is the largest in banking.
What critics are saying
- AI is shrinking some teams: Dimon said in July 2026 that AI cut up to 40% of certain roles.
- Plan on five office days a week: JPMorgan ended hybrid schedules for all staff in early 2025.
- It is fighting the president in court: Trump sued JPMorgan for $5 billion in January 2026 over his closed accounts.
What makes JP Morgan Chase unique
- It ranks first in investment banking: JPMorgan earned 9.3% of global deal fees in the first half of 2026.
- It trains future CEOs: 10 Fortune 500 chiefs were JPMorgan alumni in September 2025, fifth-most of any employer.
- Its payments arm is a hidden giant: JPMorgan says it processes $12 trillion a day across 160-plus countries.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
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Paid Sick Leave
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Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
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JPMorgan Chase is set to report its third-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings on 13 October. The bank has outperformed major peers this year, with shares up 2.8% in 2026, whilst Bank of America declined 1.7% and Wells Fargo fell 12.5%. With a market capitalisation of approximately $880.60 billion, JPMorgan is approaching the $1 trillion milestone and remains the world's most valuable bank. The company posted record quarterly profit of $21.2 billion in Q2 2026, up 41.2% year-over-year, driven by strong investment banking fees and trading activity. Revenue jumped 27% to $57.35 billion, beating Wall Street's $51.30 billion estimate. The bank expects fiscal 2026 net interest income of approximately $105.5 billion. Analysts maintain a "Moderate Buy" rating, with an average price target suggesting 11.3% upside potential.
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Unison Energy has secured a five-year, $120 million credit facility from JPMorgan Chase Bank to expand its distributed energy and on-site power generation portfolio. The facility includes an additional $50 million accordion option, subject to credit approval. The Greenwich, Connecticut-based company provides on-site power generation through an Energy-as-a-Service model for critical infrastructure facilities across North America, including hospitals, data centers, and industrial facilities. Unison designs, builds, owns and operates microgrids at customer locations, aiming to reduce energy costs and improve resiliency without requiring upfront capital investments from customers. JPMorgan structured the financing as a flexible warehouse-style facility, allowing Unison to add and remove qualified projects from the borrowing base. The financing follows Tiger Infrastructure Partners' acquisition of Unison in 2024. Norton Rose Fulbright advised Unison on the financing, whilst Milbank advised JPMorgan.