JPMorganChase
Lead Software Engineer - Trading Platforms
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Lead Software Engineer - Trading Platforms
Lead Software Engineer
As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase, within the Treasury/Chief Investment Office (T/CIO), Corporate Technology team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way.
As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions to support firm’s business objectives.
This new role requires a driven individual who thrives in a fast-paced setting, takes ownership of tasks, and is comfortable working as part of a team on solutions for the T/CIO trading desks.
Job Responsibilities
- Develops, enhances, and supports the Trade Execution Platform, critical to trading and other business activities.
- Executes creative software solutions, including design, development, and technical troubleshooting, thinking beyond conventional approaches to build solutions or address technical problems.
- Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
- Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support) while:
- Establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing).
- Promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
- Applies knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) tools (including AI-assisted development and automation) to improve automation value.
- Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to enhance software stability.
- Contributes to a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.
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Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Formally trained or certified in software engineering concepts with experience delivering in a commercial setting.
- Hands-on experience in:
- System design.
- Application development.
- Testing.
- Operational stability.
- Advanced proficiency in Python or Java, including frameworks.
- Ability to independently troubleshoot design and functionality issues.
- Demonstrated ability to problem-solve in real-time and handle technical issues with urgency.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with non-technical colleagues to understand and address business needs.
- Ability to drive delivery and take end-to-end ownership.
- Demonstrated experience leading the effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting), with ability to:
- Set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
- Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including:
- Data sensitivity considerations.
- Secure handling of inputs/outputs.
- Adherence to resiliency and security standards.
- Experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption in delivery practices.
- Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, including:
- CI/CD.
- Application resiliency.
- Security.
- Practical cloud-native experience.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Experience in the financial industry, including knowledge of:
- Investment banking products.
- Fixed income.
- Derivatives.
- Project execution experience with strong communication skills, including ability to collaborate with non-technical colleagues to understand and address business needs.
- Comfort working across full-stack development, particularly with React.
- Exposure to cloud technologies, specifically AWS.
- Familiarity with container orchestration (Kubernetes, or "K8s").
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About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals, and institutional investors.
Our approach – "first-class business in a first-class way" – drives everything we do. We aim to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength, and the diverse talents they bring are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion.
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.
- Any other basis protected under applicable law.
We also make reasonable accommodations for:
- Applicants’ and employees’ religious practices.
- Mental health or physical disability needs.
Visit our FAQs for more information on requesting an accommodation.
About The Team
Our professionals in Corporate Functions cover diverse areas such as:
- Finance.
- Risk.
- Human resources.
- Marketing.
Our corporate teams are an essential part of the company, ensuring that businesses, clients, customers, and employees are set up for success.
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