Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java Engineer

ZipRecruiter; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial services company as a Software Engineer, contributing to the development of a new derivatives trading Order Management System. You'll work in an agile team, enhancing market-leading technology products while applying your Java and Spring expertise. This role offers the chance to influence product design and drive significant business impact.

Qualifications

• Proficient advanced experience in Java, preferably with financial systems.
• Exposure to financial industry, Future & Options is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develops secure and high-quality production code, reviews and debugs code.
• Drives decisions influencing product design and application functionality.
• Leads projects independently and provides guidance to team members.

Skills

Java

Spring framework

AWS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

We are hiring for multiple roles at this level; for both Java server development, as well as Web UI skill set. You would be joining the F&O Execution Technology team, supporting and building the new derivatives trading Order Management System, used for managing client and internal desk flow.

As a Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within F&O Execution Technology, 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. We support the #1 ranked execution business, and you will be expected to drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions. You will need to apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Working within a team of experienced technologists, you will participate in all aspects of e-trading development life cycle, from designing a scalable architecture to deployment with a focus on stability and performance.

Job Responsibilities

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes.
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus.
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies.
• Adds to the team culture of equity, respect, and inclusion.
• Leads projects independently and provides guidance to other members of the team.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Java concepts and proficient advanced experience, preferably with exposure to financial systems.
• Strong Java development skills and knowledge of Spring framework (Boot, MVC, Cloud).
• AWS cloud basic knowledge (MSK, EC2, Lambdas, etc.).
• RESTful APIs and SSL/TLS certificates.

Additional qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM.
• Exposure to financial industry, Future & Options is a plus.
• FIX protocol and workflow understanding.

About Us

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 value diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on protected attributes, including race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting accommodations.

About The Team

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services, and payments. We serve corporations, governments, and institutions worldwide in more than 100 countries. Our services include strategic advice, capital raising, risk management, and liquidity extension in global markets.