Lead Software Engineer, C++, Electronic Trading Technology

TwinThread; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer in Hong Kong to enhance and deliver technology products within the Electronic Trading Technology division. You will develop high-quality scripts and automate release processes while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure system reliability.

This role requires over 10 years of experience, proficiency in C++, and expertise in trading applications. A commitment to diversity and inclusivity is paramount at our company.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of applied experience in engineering.
• Ability to manage tasks from requirements gathering to deployment.
• Demonstrated proficiency in trading-based applications in Linux.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality scripts and code modifications.
• Automate the release process and manage application changes.
• Promote reliability through best practices communication.
• Investigate issues reported by Production Management.

Skills

C++ development

Equities trading product

Configuration management

Build tools

Continuous integration

High-availability infrastructure

Large-scale distributed systems

Application development and support

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Education

Formal training or certification in engineering concepts

Tools

Jenkins

Splunk

Grafana

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate and Investment Bank, specifically in the Electronic Trading Technology division, your role will be pivotal in an agile team. You will be tasked with enhancing, architecting, and delivering high-quality technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. As a significant technical contributor, your responsibilities will encompass developing essential technology solutions across diverse technical domains within various business functions, all aimed at bolstering the firm’s business objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality scripts and code modifications to support the application
• Execute and automate the release process and manage changes for applications and environments.
• Actively contribute to the engineering community by advocating firmwide frameworks, tools, and Software Development Life Cycle practices.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, platform, and application subject matter experts to promote reliability through communication and sharing best practices.
• Investigate issues reported by Production Management.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification in engineering concepts with 10+ years of applied experience.
• Proficiency in C++ development
• Experienced in equities trading product
• Ability to independently address design and functionality problems with minimal oversight, managing tasks from requirements gathering to deployment and maintenance.
• Proficient with configuration management, build tools, and continuous integration environments such as Jenkins.
• Experience in identifying problem or opportunity areas, developing and implementing necessary fixes and changes, and championing new technologies/processes from design to production.
• Expertise in implementing and managing high-availability infrastructure solutions with automatic failover, and designing, building, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
• Effective collaboration with teams such as Site Reliability Engineering, Product Management, DevOps, and Lead Software Engineers, and experience in mentoring and guiding team members constructively across various disciplines.
• Demonstrated proficiency in application development and support for associated infrastructure, with experience primarily in trading-based applications in Linux.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Knowledge of electronic trading and equities, futures, and options exchange connectivity in global markets is desirable.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Splunk and Grafana.

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.