Senior Lead Engineer, Electronic Trading Platform

Aumni; Greater London; On-site; GBP 113,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan seeks a Sr Lead Software Engineer, Electronic Trading Application Developer to design and build next‑gen trading software spanning pricing, execution, and risk management.

You will partner with global teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions and contribute to non‑functional aspects like reliability and performance. You will work in a fast‑paced SDLC environment, applying low‑latency, event‑driven patterns and modern architectures to deliver scalable electronic

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Core Java or C++ with strong systems knowledge.
• Experience with Spring, SQL, and Unix/Linux environments.
• Understanding of unit testing practices and test automation.
• Knowledge of multi-threading, low-latency, event-driven systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; global collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Understand requirements, solve technical problems, and propose complete solutions.
• Design, develop, and test software following standard SDLC practices.
• Partner with project managers, business analysts, and management as a technical SME.
• Define and implement non-functional requirements including performance and reliability.
• Identify and drive improvements to systems and development processes.

Skills

Core Java

C++

Spring

SQL

Unix/Linux

Unit testing

Low latency

Multithreading

Event-driven

Job description

J.P. Morgan seeks a Sr Lead Software Engineer, Electronic Trading Application Developer to design and build next‑gen trading software spanning pricing, execution, and risk management.

You will partner with global teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions and contribute to non‑functional aspects like reliability and performance. You will work in a fast‑paced SDLC environment, applying low‑latency, event‑driven patterns and modern architectures to deliver scalable electronic