Lead Software Engineer - Multi-Asset Trading Platform

JP Morgan Chase; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design, build, and improve scalable capabilities for a multi-asset trading platform within Investment Technology. You will own end-to-end delivery, collaborate with product and business stakeholders, and drive engineering excellence through reusable tooling and automation.

The role emphasizes performance, resilience, and security in production environments, with a focus on modern cloud-native practices and proactive adoption of AI-powered

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Advanced hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability for scalable client-facing applications.
• Demonstrated experience with Java and JVM-based development, APIs, distributed systems, event-driven architectures, caching technologies, and data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop secure, high-quality production code for client-facing applications, APIs, and services.
• Apply AI-powered tools and automation throughout the development lifecycle.
• Create reusable context, tools, and workflows.
• Collaborate with business, product, and design partners to clarify needs and translate requirements into practical solutions.
• Bridge business and technology by rapidly prototyping ideas and transitioning successful solutions to production systems.
• Optimize real-time trading systems for performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Review code and technical designs, mentor engineers, and strengthen engineering practices through reusable patterns.
• Support automated delivery and production operations through observability, incident investigation, secure development practices, and resilient application design.

Skills

Java

JVM

APIs

Distributed systems

Event-driven

Caching

Data modeling

AWS

AI tooling

Secure development

End-to-end ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/Math or related field

Tools

AWS

Job description

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design, build, and improve scalable capabilities for a multi-asset trading platform within Investment Technology. You will own end-to-end delivery, collaborate with product and business stakeholders, and drive engineering excellence through reusable tooling and automation.

The role emphasizes performance, resilience, and security in production environments, with a focus on modern cloud-native practices and proactive adoption of AI-powered