Senior Lead Software Engineer - Trading System
JPMorgan Chase2 months ago
Base Salary
$176k - $260k/yr
Responsibilities
- Perform 100% hands-on software development, production support, bug fixes, and user management.
- Design and develop trading tools and technical solutions for pre-trade, trade capture, and pricing in the FICC asset class.
- Analyze legacy systems and processes to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation.
- Develop transformation metrics and KPIs and report progress to senior leadership.
- Design and develop new systems while evaluating existing systems and processes.
- Collaborate with trading, risk, and P&L teams to build scalable and robust solutions.
- Develop proof-of-concept solutions to validate technical feasibility.
- Communicate proactively with management and business stakeholders.
- Lead pilots evaluating new technologies and methodologies.
- Drive adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices, including code review, refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, and incident analysis.
- Establish validation standards for AI-assisted development, including secure coding, peer review, and automated testing.
- Use software development lifecycle tooling and approved automation capabilities to improve engineering outcomes at scale.
Requirements
- Formal software engineering training or certification and 5+ years of applied experience with Java and the Core Spring Framework, including Spring Boot and Spring Cloud; Python or C++ are also acceptable.
- Experience developing software with Kafka, IBM MQ, Tibco, and AMPS as messaging hubs.
- Experience delivering transformation projects in the fixed-income trading systems domain.
- Experience influencing stakeholders across highly matrixed, complex organizations and delivering value at scale.
- Experience supporting complex projects involving system design, testing, and operational stability.
- Expertise in computer science, computer engineering, mathematics, or a related technical field.
- Experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools and validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
- Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, data sensitivity, secure input and output handling, resiliency, and security controls.
- Preferred: 10+ years of software development experience using Java, Python, C++, or SQL.
- Preferred: experience as a lead software engineer for a small team.
- Preferred: graduate degree in computer science or engineering.
- Preferred: AI/ML and NLP knowledge.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package with eligibility-based benefits and incentive compensation programs.
- Comprehensive health care coverage and on-site health and wellness centers.
- Retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, and financial coaching.
- Additional compensation and benefits details are provided during the hiring process.
About JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase provides consumer and commercial banking, payments, credit card, wealth management, and corporate and investment banking services to individuals, businesses, institutions, and governments. The public company (NYSE: JPM) earns revenue from interest, fees, trading, and asset management across operations in more than 100 markets. Headquartered in New York City with roots dating to 1799, it serves retail customers and prominent corporate and government clients through brands including Chase and J.P. Morgan.