Java Engineer II — FICC eTrading, Low-Latency Systems

Next Frontier Capital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in London is seeking a Software Engineer II to join the FICC eTrading tech team. You will design, develop, and troubleshoot software components that support secure, stable, and scalable technology products, delivering solutions across multiple components within a product, application, or system.

You will write high‑quality code, apply secure engineering practices, and learn through collaboration, feedback, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong OOP/design patterns understanding and clean code practices.
• Strong coding skills in Java and Spring with solid fundamentals.
• Proven, hands‑on experience across system design, application development, testing, and production support.
• Experience with FIX protocol.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and deliver high-quality software solutions for electronic trading systems, from requirements through production rollout.
• Contribute to architecture decisions, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and resilient.
• Build and maintain low‑latency, high‑throughput services with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and correctness.
• Integrate services with internal and external systems, ensuring well‑defined interfaces, robust error handling, and operational readiness.
• Own production outcomes by participating in on‑call/support, triaging incidents, performing root‑cause analysis, and driving permanent fixes.
• Improve engineering standards through code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and continuous refactoring to strengthen system health.
• Contribute to an inclusive team culture and actively engage in communities of practice to evaluate and adopt relevant emerging technologies.

Skills

OOP patterns

Java

Spring

Production support

FIX protocol

Job description

JPMorgan Chase in London is seeking a Software Engineer II to join the FICC eTrading tech team. You will design, develop, and troubleshoot software components that support secure, stable, and scalable technology products, delivering solutions across multiple components within a product, application, or system.

You will write high‑quality code, apply secure engineering practices, and learn through collaboration, feedback, and continuous improvement.