Software Engineer III - Java, AWS - Pre Trade Platform - Senior Associate

J.P. Morgan; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Software Engineer III to join their dynamic Equity Derivatives Group. This role offers an exciting opportunity to design and deliver cutting-edge technology solutions while working in a collaborative agile environment. You will be responsible for creating secure, scalable software, analyzing complex data sets, and contributing to a culture of diversity and inclusion. If you are passionate about software engineering and eager to tackle challenging problems with innovative solutions, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Java with experience in cloud technologies and agile methodologies.
• Hands-on experience in system design and application development.

Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions and develop high-quality production code.
• Analyze large data sets to improve software applications and systems.

Skills

Java

Cloud Technologies

Agile Methodologies

System Design

Application Development

Debugging

Data Analysis

Education

Formal training in Software Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Terraform

Java Ecosystem (Spring, Web Services)

NoSQL Databases

Job description

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.

As a Software Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within the Equity Derivatives Group, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience developing in Java.
• Solid hands-on experience designing and implementing secure, scalable and resilient distributed systems on the cloud.
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficient in coding in one or more languages
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with object-oriented design and micro-service architectures and best practices
• Experience with Cloud Technologies e.g. Docker/Kubernetes/AWS/Terraform
• Experience with the Java ecosystem including Spring, Web Services, and Messaging
• Experience with NoSQL / Big Data Databases
• Experience with finance / derivative products
• Experience with Java 17+ and / or additional JVM languages like Kotlin/Scala