Lead Java Engineer - Low-Latency Trading Platform

JPMorganChase; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in London to drive end-to-end software solutions for Digital Markets Execution Technology. You will design high-performance, secure services and mentor teams across distributed systems, delivering reliable trading platforms with robust observability and security practices.

The role requires Java 17+, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, and strong API design skills, with leadership experience in agile settings and a focus on secure, scalable production systems.

Formación

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience in Java
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability for mission-critical platforms
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s), with deep hands-on expertise in Java (17+), including concurrency, memory management, and object-oriented design
• Demonstrated experience designing clean APIs and rollout strategies for distributed systems (including integration and backward compatibility considerations)
• Practical experience with Spring/Spring Boot, microservices, Kubernetes, Linux, and core networking/messaging concepts
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, including CI/CD, automated testing practices, application resiliency, and security
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-approved AI-assisted software development tools with the ability to validate AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, data sensitivity considerations and secure handling of inputs/outputs

Responsabilidades

• Executes and oversees end-to-end software solutions, engineering standards, architecture, and technical troubleshooting for trading systems
• Designs and builds high-performance, latency-sensitive services with awareness of upstream/downstream system dependencies
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Leads technical analysis, estimation, planning, code reviews, architecture sessions, and retrospectives to drive delivery outcomes
• Establishes reliability goals and implements observability, resilience patterns, and operational readiness practices
• Leads incident response and post-incident reviews to improve production stability and performance; identifies recurring issues and drives automation/remediation
• Upholds secure-by-default engineering practices and risk/control standards across the SDLC
• Guides integration contracts, API/versioning strategies, and deprecation paths for platform services
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices across the SDLC toolchain to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes, while setting validation standards for correctness, performance, and security
• Mentors engineers and contributes to a culture of inclusion, respectful collaboration, and continuous improvement aligned to measurable outcomes

Conocimientos

Java

API design

Distributed systems

CI/CD

AI-assisted tools

Leadership

Educación

Formal software engineering training/certification

Herramientas

Spring/Spring Boot

Kubernetes

Linux

Messaging systems (MQ/Kafka)

Descripción del empleo

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in London to drive end-to-end software solutions for Digital Markets Execution Technology. You will design high-performance, secure services and mentor teams across distributed systems, delivering reliable trading platforms with robust observability and security practices.

The role requires Java 17+, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, and strong API design skills, with leadership experience in agile settings and a focus on secure, scalable production systems.