Senior Lead Software Engineer - FICC Electronic Trading Application Developer

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

Join a global electronic trading technology team building strategic, greenfield platforms used by markets businesses worldwide. You will help deliver a flagship next-generation trading application spanning pricing, execution, and risk management. You will work closely with business users and a geographically diverse team to solve complex problems end to end. If you enjoy modern architectures, performance-focused systems, and building reliable software at scale, you will find strong opportunities to grow here.

As a Sr Lead Software Engineer, Electronic Trading Application Developer at JPMorgan Chase in the Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities Electronic Trading technology team, you will design and build software that supports electronic trading across multiple products and venues. You will work with partners across product, project management, and analysis to translate requirements into complete technical solutions. You will develop and test software following standard SDLC practices and help define non-functional requirements. You will contribute to improving system reliability, performance, and development processes across the team.

Job 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 subject matter expert
• Define and implement non-functional requirements, including performance and reliability considerations
• Identify and drive improvements to systems and development processes
  

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Proficiency in Core Java or C++ development
• Working knowledge of Spring and SQL
• Experience developing on Unix or Linux environments
• Knowledge of unit testing practices and test automation fundamentals
• Understanding of multi-threading, threading models, and messaging concepts
• Understanding of low-latency, event-driven system concepts
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively with globally distributed teams and stakeholders
  

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience building trading applications in fixed income, macro, equities, or credit domains
• Familiarity with front-end technologies such as C#, JavaScript, HTML5, or Angular
• Knowledge of modern software architecture patterns and frameworks
• Interest or experience in cloud computing, machine learning, or data science
• Understanding of core computer science fundamentals, including operating systems, networks, data structures, and algorithms
• Experience partnering with traders, sales, and operations teams
  

Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities Electronic Trading partners with global markets businesses to deliver electronic trading solutions across client and dealer markets. The team supports a broad product set, including rates, foreign exchange, commodities, and credit, and contributes across front-end tooling, pricing, low-latency market making, algorithmic execution, automated hedging, connectivity, risk management, and straight-through processing.

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.

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. Build next-generation electronic trading software across pricing, execution, and risk on modern platforms.