Senior Java Lead - Equity Derivatives Platform Innovator

Next Frontier Capital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in the Equity Derivatives Group in London to design, build, and maintain modern software solutions. You will collaborate globally with technologists, traders, quants, and product owners to deliver high-quality products and enable a scalable trading platform.

The role emphasizes agile development, continuous learning, and a culture focused on inclusivity, with opportunities for mentoring, internal training, and exposure to industry-leading

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience.
• Experience with Java/JVM and the Java/JVM ecosystem, Spring boot framework.
• Experience of TypeScript/React development.
• Experience with object-oriented design and micro-service architectures and best practices.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Good understanding of software design patterns and clean code practices.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Experience partnering with product and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Collaborate with engineers, product owners, traders, sales and Quants to develop best in class software solutions for our Equity Derivatives platform
• Work within a team of software engineers analyzing and implementing business requirements within an Agile/Scrum environment
• Work closely with production management applying technical knowledge to support business processes, changes, and end users
• Lead and contribute to communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Add to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

TypeScript

React

Microservices

SDLC

Design patterns

CI/CD

Agile

Communication

Education

Software engineering certification

Tools

Kafka

AMQP

AMPS

C#/WPF

Job description

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in the Equity Derivatives Group in London to design, build, and maintain modern software solutions. You will collaborate globally with technologists, traders, quants, and product owners to deliver high-quality products and enable a scalable trading platform.

The role emphasizes agile development, continuous learning, and a culture focused on inclusivity, with opportunities for mentoring, internal training, and exposure to industry-leading