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Quantitative Research Principal Software Engineer – Derivatives Platform

A senior quant developer role in the derivatives platform team inside JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management. You would build pricing and risk analytics on the in-house Python platform, Athena, for portfolio managers and traders.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Implement pricing models and risk analytics for rates, credit and equity derivatives
Extend and test analytics on the firm's Python platform
Support portfolio managers and traders with model and analytics issues
Add to trade lifecycle features such as risk aggregation and hedging analytics
Build reusable frameworks and AI-assisted engineering workflows for other teams

What they ask for

Required

10+ years of applied experience
Master's or PhD in a quantitative discipline
Derivatives pricing and risk across rates, credit, equities
Stochastic calculus, probability, numerical methods
Strong Python for production
Working with quants and traders
Communication with front-office stakeholders

Preferred

Experience with Athena, Quartz or Beacon-style platforms
Java, C++ or C#
Front-office exposure
Derivatives trade lifecycle

Education: Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in a quantitative discipline
Experience: 10+ years of applied experience
Languages and tools: Python
Java
C++
C#
Markets: multi-asset, credit, equities, fixed-income

How to prepare

Build a small multi-asset pricing library in Python with tests and documentation
Study the derivatives trade lifecycle: booking, valuation, risk, hedging, expiry
Learn how large pricing platforms structure models, market data and trades
Practise writing production-grade, well-tested numerical code

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