Lead Software Engineer – Multi-Asset Trading Platform

JPMorgan Chase

London, United Kingdom8h ago

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Key details

Location: London, United Kingdom
Work style: Onsite
Level: Senior
Job type: Full-time
Function: Software engineering
Focus area: Backend
Posted: 8h ago

Skills

application developmentasset managementawscachingcode reviewsdata analysisdata modelingdistributed systemsevent-driven architectureincident investigationjavaobservabilityprototypingpythonsystem designtroubleshooting

About the role

Take on a pivotal engineering role in a mission-critical trading environment where performance, resilience, and security matter every day. You will help shape a modern, multi-asset trading platform and see your work delivered into real production outcomes. You will partner closely with product and business stakeholders to turn ideas into robust solutions. If you enjoy solving complex problems end to end and raising engineering standards through reusable tooling and automation, you will thrive here.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Asset & Wealth Management, Investment technology department you will design, build, and improve scalable capabilities for a multi-asset class trading platform. You will bring advanced technical expertise, own complex engineering solutions, and make key implementation decisions within an agreed technical direction. In this individual contributor role, you will have end-to-end ownership and partner with business and technology stakeholders to take ideas from concept to production-ready delivery. You will contribute to a culture that values strong engineering practices, pragmatic collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Job Responsibilities

Design and develop secure, high-quality production code for client-facing applications, APIs, and services
Apply AI-powered tools and automation throughout the development lifecycle
Create reusable context, tools, and workflows
Collaborate with business, product, and design partners to clarify needs and translate requirements into practical solutions
Bridge business and technology by rapidly prototyping ideas and transitioning successful solutions to robust production systems
Optimize real-time trading systems for performance, reliability, and scalability
Review code and technical designs, mentor engineers, and strengthen engineering practices through constructive feedback and reusable patterns
Support automated delivery and production operations through observability, incident investigation, secure development practices, and resilient application design

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Advanced hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability for scalable client-facing applications
Strong skills in Java and JVM-based development, APIs, distributed systems, event-driven architectures, caching technologies, and data modeling
Practical experience integrating services reliably, including robust failure handling
Experience with cloud-native platforms such as AWS, including automated delivery, testing, observability, and production support
Demonstrated effective use of AI-powered tools beyond basic code completion, such as implementation support, review, test acceleration, or troubleshooting
Strong understanding of secure development, sensitive-data handling, resiliency, human review, and independent validation
Examples of self-directed learning, such as prototypes, open-source work, technical experiments, or reusable engineering tools
Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively across different levels of seniority and backgrounds
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deliver with end-to-end ownership

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

Experience in international private banking, wealth or asset management, digital banking, trading, or other transaction-sensitive client platforms
Experience creating reusable workflows, context libraries, test harnesses, or evaluation tools that improve team delivery and quality
Experience with full-stack web development or cloud-native modernization that streamlines integration and operational efficiency
Experience with Python, data analytics tooling, or trading domain knowledge

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. 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. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.