Job Description
Be an integral part of an agile team that constantly pushes the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top‑notch technology products.
As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment Bank, specifically in the Markets Technology, Options Algorithmic Trading sub‑line, you are integral to an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Your technical prowess and problem‑solving abilities will be put to use to tackle a variety of challenges across different technologies and applications.
As part of the Electronic Trading Technology (ETT) team, your responsibilities include the development and upkeep of the robust technology infrastructure that underpins our electronic trading activities. This involves the design and execution of systems for order management, trade execution, market data processing, and risk management.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop secure and high‑quality production code, and review and debug code written by others
- Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
- Regularly provide technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
- Collaborate with the product team to translate trading strategies into efficient and scalable algorithms
- Continuously improve and refactor existing codebases to enhance performance, implement comprehensive testing, and ensure the reliability of trading systems
- Design and implement algorithmic trading strategies, focusing on optimizing execution and performance in a low‑touch trading environment
- Drive decisions that influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
- Serve as a function‑wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
- Actively contribute to the engineering community as an advocate of firm‑wide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Influence peers and project decision‑makers to consider the use and application of leading‑edge technologies
- Add to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience; 2+ years of experience leading technologists to manage and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise
- Hands‑on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
- Advanced in one or more programming language(s) (i.e., Java – with strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and multithreading in Java)
- Experience with algorithmic trading systems and familiarity with trading protocols such as FIX
- Practical experience with performance optimization and low‑touch system design
- Familiarity with financial markets and trading concepts, particularly in equities and options
- Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in‑depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
- Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
- Practical cloud native experience
- Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills
- Experience in designing and implementing high‑performance, low‑touch trading systems. Familiarity with financial data feeds and market data integration, ensuring efficient data handling and processing in trading systems.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex software issues and optimize application performance and reliability.
- Experience with messaging systems such as AMPS or Kafka, particularly in the context of real‑time data streaming and processing.
- Experience with Cucumber for behavior‑driven development (BDD) and testing, particularly in Java environments.
- Experience with automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Shell) to streamline testing and reporting.
- Proficiency in working with Linux operating systems, including scripting and basic administration tasks relevant to trading systems.
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Grafana or Splunk for application performance and system health monitoring.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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.
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