Senior Platform Engineer

JPMorganChase; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Electronic Trading Services Platforms team. You will utilize your extensive software development knowledge to drive innovation across complex projects while collaborating with various technical teams to align technical strategy with business goals.

Your responsibilities will include leading implementations in a low-latency environment, mentoring teams, and influencing technical decisions. This role requires 10+ years of experience and strong skills in networking, configuration management, and product ownership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years applied experience in software engineering.
• Understanding of OSI model and networking principles.
• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology and process implementations.
• Work with Lines of Business on compute space challenges.
• Direct strategies for server hardware and automation.

Skills

Software engineering

IPv4 networking

Configuration Management

Cross-functional team leadership

Cloud native experience

Education

Expertise in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Chef

Ansible

PostgreSQL

Job description

Senior Software Engineer – Electronic Trading Services Platforms

As a Senior Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Electronic Trading Services Platforms you will utilize your in‑depth knowledge of software, applications, technical processes, and product management to drive multiple complex projects and initiatives, while serving as a driver of innovation and solution delivery. You will work directly with the Electronic Trading Lines of Business to ensure the technical strategy aligns with and accomplishes business goals, to develop solutions to compute engineering challenges, and to provide guidance and mentorship to partner technical teams. You will be an expert advisor to peers, leadership, and stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

• Leads technology and process implementations to achieve functional technology objectives
• Work directly with Lines of Business to understand and address their needs and challenges within the compute space in a low‑latency Electronic Trading environment
• Direct the strategies for server hardware platform, server/OS tuning and automation, and infrastructure application lifecycle
• Design Authority for the compute infrastructure application stack, including build and configuration management, and log/metric aggregation
• Interface with hardware and software vendors on product roadmaps and to establish the next generation of Electronic Trading Platform infrastructure
• Makes decisions that influence teams' resources, budget, tactical operations, and the execution and implementation of processes and procedures
• Carries governance accountability for coding decisions, control obligations, and measures of success such as cost of ownership, maintainability, and portfolio operations
• Delivers technical solutions that can be leveraged across multiple businesses and domains
• Influences peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams
• Champions the firm's culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience
• Understanding of IPv4 networking, including OSI model, unicast/broadcast/multicast, routing, and network segregation mechanisms
• Extensive experience with Configuration Management, preferably Chef or Ansible
• Experience developing or leading cross‑functional teams of technologists
• Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
• Experience leading a product as a Product Owner or Product Manager
• Practical cloud native experience
• Expertise in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Mentor SRE and partner teams on automation best practices, technical thought process, and modern infrastructure management
• Linux administration, performance tuning, and benchmarking for low‑latency Electronic Trading, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Extensive experience with Configuration Management, preferably Chef or Ansible
• Performing various research/development/risk‑analysis as it pertains to the aforementioned
• Understanding of standard cryptography (certs, key pairs, communication, etc.)
• Experience with database management systems, preferably PostgreSQL

Equal Opportunity Employment

J.P. Morgan is an equal opportunity employer and places a high value on diversity and inclusion. 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.

High Risk Role (HRR) Screening

High Risk Roles (HRR) are sensitive roles within the technology organization that require high assurance of the integrity of staff by virtue of 1) sensitive cybersecurity and technology functions they perform within systems or 2) information they receive regarding sensitive cybersecurity or technology matters. Users in these roles are subject to enhanced pre‑hire screening which includes both criminal and credit background checks (as allowed by law). The enhanced screening will need to be successfully completed prior to commencing employment or assignment.