Job Title: Feature Lead
Corporate Title: VP
Location: Bromley, London
Company Overview
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We drive Responsible Growth and deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ wellness, recognizing performance, and making an impact in the communities we serve. Join us to build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact.
Location Overview
Join our bustling Bromley office, situated in one of London’s greenest boroughs with easy commuting routes and central London just 15 minutes away by train.
Role Description
This opportunity is best suited to individuals who have been specifically focused on Python‑based development within distributed systems and pricing contexts in their most recent role. It offers involvement throughout the software development lifecycle and includes development of major green‑field components. Significant buy‑in from senior business partners is expected, and the successful candidate will gain experience delivering directly to the Users. Current challenges include producing consistent, consolidated risk reports spanning the whole Global Markets business and running high‑performance risk calculations for trading desks across the global business. The team development environment uses Quartz – the bank’s next‑generation trading and risk platform. Development remains almost entirely in Python.
Responsibilities
* Technical Leadership: Individual contribution and lead the design, development and implementation of the large‑scale distributed system using Python, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability; conduct daily code reviews.
* Team Management: Point of contact in the region, guide and mentor a team of 7‑8 engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration and innovation.
* Cross‑Group Collaboration: Partner with globally dispersed senior stakeholders and functions to align strategic goals, influence technical solutions, and drive cross‑functional initiatives.
* Solution Architecture: Architect and implement high‑quality strategic software solutions in Python, ensuring alignment with business requirements and technical standards.
* Technical Process Improvement: Challenge and refine technical processes to enhance code quality, development efficiency and system performance; drive best practices in coding, testing and deployment.
Qualifications & Experience
* Recent work centered exclusively around Python, tackling complex challenges in distributed systems architecture and pricing models.
* Proven experience in leading and mentoring a team of engineers.
* Knowledge of FICC (Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities) or Equities products in pricing, risk and PNL domains.
* Software development, testing, deployment and support using agile development methodologies.
* Effective communication with stakeholders across technology and business.
Skills & Technical Proficiency
* Experience with platforms similar to Quartz.
* Lead technology experience on risk calculation projects.
* Expert‑level proficiency in Python and related frameworks (e.g. Django, Flask, FastAPI).
* Ability to collaborate with various technology teams across the bank.
Benefits
* Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen.
* Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover.
* 20 days of backup childcare and 20 days of backup adult care per annum.
* Flexible benefits options, including wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness, and the ability to donate to charities via payroll.
* Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.
* Employee Assistance Program for confidential support.
* Opportunity to access Arts & Culture corporate membership program with discounted entry to cultural institutions.
* Volunteer opportunities to give back to the community and develop new skills.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Bank of America is an equal opportunities employer and ensures that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio‑economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidate to inform us of any adjustment requirements.
#J-18808-Ljbffr