Lead Software Engineer - Python

Job Description
Join us as a Lead Software Engineer in our progressive Core & Foundational Platforms group, specifically in our strategic MongoDB Atlas team. This role offers the opportunity to architect and engineer the control plane for our globally used MongoDB Atlas SaaS offering, focusing on provisioning, automation, scaling, integrations & self-service. As a senior engineer, you'll design innovative, compliant products while enhancing customer experience. This role is a unique opportunity to contribute to a future-focused team with a vision to rival any cloud provider.
As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within our Core & Foundational Platforms group, you will be an integral part of our strategic MongoDB Atlas team. Your role will involve architecting and engineering the control plane for provisioning, automation, scaling, integrations, and self-service. We are a company that values diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect, and we provide numerous opportunities for career advancement, including industry-recognized certifications. We seek team members with a passion for customer service and a comprehensive understanding of industry-wide technology strategies and best practices.
Job responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance both existing and new Terraform modules used by application team to deploy the product.
• Design and develop the control plane deployed into AWS which serves the secure and compliant service offering.
• Create secure and high-quality production code run within the control plane to interact with other core services.
• Provide help and guidance to application teams looking to onboard and use MongoDB Atlas in lifecycle.
• Contribute to infrastructure and software communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies.
• Add to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and respect.
• Continued career advancement opportunities, including industry recognized certifications, such as AWS, Azure, GCP and CKAD
• Gain exposure to strong mentorship and leadership examples
• Pursue professional and technical development programs

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Python language concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Extensive experience with the Python language
• Unit-testing framework(s) & BDD/TDD
• Experience of Python frameworks - Django/Flask etc.
• Experience with NoSQL database products, document based ideally
• Practical experience of architecting & developing applications or platforms on any one of the major public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google).
• Knowledge and experience of industry wide technology strategies and best practices
• Infrastructure-as-code experience - Terraform, Ansible, Puppet and/or Salt
• Understanding and experience of Agile and Lean philosophies including experience with JIRA, YouTrack and/or similar
• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills with clear communication
• Understanding the importance of great documentation and a passion for helping customers

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Experience with NoSQL databases
• CI/CD pipelines preferably including Jenkins, Bamboo and/or Spinnaker
• Experience with core services including Active Directory, Kerberos and DNS
• Comfortable in setting and defining strategic priorities and working with product management
• Ability to collaborate with different roles to achieve common goals

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. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.