Lead Java Engineer - Equity Derivatives Platform

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for their Global Equity Derivatives Sales and Trading Platform team. This role involves delivering a best-in-class platform, mentoring a team, and driving the full delivery lifecycle. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience, strong Java skills, and a passion for technology and teamwork. This position offers an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment with diverse technologies and methodologies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on application development experience.
• Proven technical leadership skills.
• Deep understanding of object-oriented design and concurrency.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with business to articulate technology requirements.
• Collaborate with globally distributed teams to provide mentoring.
• Manage feature deliveries through the full SDLC process.

Skills

Java Core concepts

Spring/Spring Boot

REST-based services

JVM performance analysis

Microservice architectures

Cloud platforms (AWS)

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Git/Bitbucket

Jira

Jenkins

Gradle

Maven

Test-Driven Development (TDD)

JavaScript/REACT

AngularJS

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or Physics

Tools

JUnit

Mocking frameworks

Job description

A leading global financial services firm is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for their Global Equity Derivatives Sales and Trading Platform team. This role involves delivering a best-in-class platform, mentoring a team, and driving the full delivery lifecycle. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience, strong Java skills, and a passion for technology and teamwork. This position offers an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment with diverse technologies and methodologies.