Senior Lead eSoftware Engineer - Java Developer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in the UK seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to enhance a trading technology team. The role involves developing systematic liquidity provision and execution platforms, building real-time processing solutions, and optimizing trading systems. Ideal candidates have experience in Java, Python, and algorithmic trading. This position offers opportunities for collaborating with a global team, impacting business directly, and improving operational stability.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• Proficient experience in Java and Python.
• Experience in building/dealing with high throughput messaging systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop execution and liquidity provision platforms.
• Support trading signal implementation and liquidity strategies.
• Develop scalable real-time processing solutions using agile methodologies.

Skills

Java

Low latency systems

Real-time trading systems

High throughput messaging APIs

Python

Algorithmic trading

Collaboration in global teams

Education

Computer Science degree or related field

Job description

Job Description

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Equities Trading Technology Organization, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

The successful candidate will join the CRB Execution Platform team and collaborate with quants, traders, and technologists to develop, implement, support, and maintain the systematic liquidity provision and execution platform for Central Risk Book desk. The work delivered in this role will have a direct impact on the business, and you will participate in all aspects of the trading platform. You will work closely with all stakeholders across the business.

Depending on your skills and interests, your responsibilities may include working on engine infrastructure, introducing and utilizing alpha signals, designing and building matching engines, performance optimization, and improving the scalability and resiliency of the system.

Job responsibilities

• Design and develop execution and systematic liquidity provision platform
• Support the desk on the implementation of trading signals & liquidity provision strategies
• Develop scalable real‑time processing solutions using agile methodologies
• Maintain and support legacy systems
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Develop secure and high‑quality production code, and review and debug code written by others
• Drive decisions that influence the platform’s design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience in Java
• Proficiency in low latency, real‑time, scalable trading systems
• Experience in building/dealing with high throughput messaging APIs, middleware products
• Ability to work effectively within a global team (spread across NA, EMEA, APAC) while influencing and contributing towards the development of the global platform
• Experience with algorithmic trading, including systematic trading
• Experience with Python
• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first‑class business in a first‑class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long‑term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.