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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank's Equities Electronic Trading team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, and supporting high-performance trading systems used across Equities, Fixed Income, and FX markets. You will work closely with trading desks, product managers, and global technology partners to deliver resilient, low-latency solutions that operate at scale. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.
Job responsibilities
Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problemsDevelops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by othersIdentifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systemsLeads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architectureLeads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologiesAdds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respectRequired qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
8+ years of hands-on software development experience, primarily in Core JavaStrong understanding of multithreading, concurrency, memory management, and JVM internalsExperience building low-latency or high-performance distributed systemsProficiency with Linux/Unix environments, scripting, and troubleshooting production issuesStrong problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure in a trading environmentExcellent communication skills and experience working with global stakeholdersHands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stabilityProficiency in automation and continuous delivery methodsAdvanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and SecurityDemonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skillsExperience in Electronic Trading within Equities, F&O, FX, or RatesExposure to AI/ML techniques applied to trading, monitoring, anomaly detection, capacity forecasting, or operational intelligenceUnderstanding of market structure, exchanges, and regulatory considerationsIn-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems