Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java

J.P. Morgan; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global bank in Greater London is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to enhance, build, and deliver cutting-edge technology products within the Equity Derivatives Tech. Ideal candidates will have strong programming skills in Java and Python, proficiency in performance analysis, and a passion for solving challenges in a collaborative agile environment. Candidates should also have experience with messaging technologies and a solid understanding of equity derivatives. This role promises to be impactful and career-growing.

Qualifications

• Pro-active with strong communication and team-working skills.
• Strong hands-on experience in Java and Python.
• Understanding of equity derivatives and financial services environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical solutions across diverse challenges.
• Perform performance analysis and tuning of Java applications.
• Ensure application stability and support business needs.
• Facilitate collaboration across teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Java programming

Agile methodologies

Performance tuning

Spring

Kubernetes

Python

Messaging technologies (Kafka, RabbitMQ)

Job description

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Equity Derivatives Tech, 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. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Equity Derivatives Tech is looking for an experienced Java developer to tackle exciting engineering challenges, offering a superb opportunity to cultivate core java, Spring, Kubernetes, messaging technologies (kafka, rabbitMq, ActiveMq) skills, python.

Should be able to perform performance analysis & tuning of high throughput java processes

Responsible for delivery of critical Intraday Risk equity derivative applications. Multiple lines of business, complex products, and contemporary tech stack will have to be managed as part of the role.

Job responsibilities

• Be a hands-on technologist helping team think of well-rounded technical solutions with good understanding of available contemporary solution options.
• Performance analysis & tuning of high throughput java processes
• Application support for business / remediation if the to ensure stability.
• Ensures successful collaboration across teams and stakeholders.
• Identifies and mitigates issues to execute a book of work while escalating issues as necessary.
• Creates a culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect for team members and prioritizes diverse representation.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Pro-active, having intellectual rigor with Strong communication and team-working skills with exposure to Agile methodologies.
• Excellent Java programming skills, concurrency
• Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent.
• Experience of working in financial services, in a front or middle-office environment and understanding of equity derivatives.
• Strong hands-on experience and recognized expert on Java, python and keen to understand and solve business related problems.
• Experience with messaging technologies like Kafka, RabbitMQ
• Experience with performance analysis & tuning, application support and work for feature delivery demands.