Lead Software Engineer-Java, Microservices

Job Description

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Equities Derivatives

Front Office Flow 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 in support of the firm’s

business objectives.

Job responsibilities

* Work with subject matter experts to develop solutions that meet business the

business requirements.

* Develop Java services integrated in the end to end processing of the

derivative products.

* Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering

practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery

speed, and operational outcomes (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) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.

* Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle

toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and

automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.

* Design and build AI agents and agentic pipelines to automate software

development, testing, and operational workflows.

* Support integration of AI capabilities with Java services and front-end

trading applications.

* Build a stable, efficient, scalable cloud based solution which will be

deployed globally.

* Design and code a significant amount of a robust, secure and efficient API to

persist / retrieve data and implement the business logic

* Build JavaScript and C# front-end desktop applications to interface with the

Java services

* Participation in code reviews and sharing of knowledge with other members of

the team.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+

years applied experience.

* Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted

software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration,

troubleshooting) with the 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,

and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching

engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices

* Strong OO design skills with good knowledge of object modelling and design

patterns

* Experience with development, deployment and maintenance of commercial service

oriented application(s)

* Disciplined approach to code management, testing and deployment practices and

high quality delivery

* Understanding of how to effectively utilize unit testing

* Great problem solving skills for problems with a mathematical/technological

background

* Ability to work in a fast paced team oriented environment

* Ability to work effectively within a global team (spread across North

America, EMEA, APAC etc.) while influencing and contributing towards the

development of the global platform

* Experience of full project lifecycle, breaking requirements down into

technical deliverables and effort estimation

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Knowledge of Java. Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker or other Cloud

technologies

* Business knowledge of simple derivative products (vanilla options, variance

swaps, strategies involving vanillas): how these are used, how to price them,

how to evaluate risk exposure using Greeks

* Exposure to NoSQL systems (Cassandra, MongoDB .etc.)

* Working knowledge of continuous integration and deployment processes

* Experience with project management. Experience with service oriented

platforms, and a good understanding of current generation open source

frameworks

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative

financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the

world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the

J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are

a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial

banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined

based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles

may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation,

paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of

individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and

programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include

comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a

retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health

support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total

compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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

[https://careers.jpmorgan.com/us/en/how-we-hire/faqs] for more information about

requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including

Disability/Veterans

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking,

markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and

institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than

100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice,

raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.