Lead Software Engineer, Trading Technology

jpmorgan chase bank, n.a.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase invites you to join its Trading Technology team as a Lead Software Engineer. You will be a core contributor, designing and delivering scalable, secure technology products that support the firm’s market activities.

You will work with Java microservices, Kafka, Kubernetes, Redis, and AWS, apply domain-driven design, participate in architecture discussions, write tests, and drive AI-assisted development practices to raise code quality and delivery speed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of applied software engineering experience with Java.
• Exposure to distributed architecture systems with large data volumes or real-time data distribution.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps tool chains, and a test-driven Agile delivery approach.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team of technologists to develop and deploy applications meeting business requirements.
• Design and implement Java microservices with streaming, non-blocking, and reactive programming.
• Use Kafka, IBM MQ, Kubernetes, Redis, MSK, and AWS to build scalable services.
• Support domain-driven design and participate in architectural discussions.
• Produce technical documentation, including service APIs using Swagger, and implement logging, security, and monitoring features.
• Participate in API design sessions and evaluate design patterns.
• Write tests using TDD/BDD and engage in code reviews as reviewer and reviewee.
• Validate service scalability with mock testing frameworks and other tools.
• Promote enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality and delivery speed.

Skills

Java programming

CI/CD

DevOps

Kafka

IBM MQ

Kubernetes

Redis

REST APIs

Microservices

AWS

TDD/BDD

Spring framework

SQL/NoSQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

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 Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Trading Technology, 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. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Work alongside a team of technologists to develop and deploy applications that meet business and functional requirements.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of microservices in Java, applying streaming, non-blocking, and reactive programming techniques under the guidance of senior team members.
• Use technologies such as Kafka, IBM MQ, Kubernetes (K8s), Redis cache, MSK, and AWS to build and maintain scalable services.
• Support the team's adoption of domain-driven design principles and take part in architectural discussions.
• Assist in producing technical documentation, including service APIs using Swagger, and help implement logging, auditability, security, and monitoring features.
• Take part in API design sessions and help evaluate design patterns proposed by the team.
• Write test cases using TDD/BDD approaches and participate in code review sessions, both as a reviewer and reviewee.
• Help validate the scalability of services using mock testing frameworks and other tools.
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Working knowledge of Java programming, with a self-assessed proficiency of 5 out of 10 or higher, and a willingness to engage in hands-on coding.
• Formal Training and certification on software engineering and 5+ years of applied experience
• Exposure to distributed architecture systems involving large data volumes or real-time distribution.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps tool chains, and a test-driven approach to agile delivery.
• Exposure to middle-tier data caching solutions (e.g., Redis, Gemfire, Apache Ignite) and/or messaging-based solutions (e.g., Kafka, IBM MQ) is a plus.
• Understanding of modern architectures based on microservices, REST APIs, databases, SQL, non-SQL stores, and event-based architecture.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Exposure to the Spring framework and AWS cloud services.
• Familiarity with trading systems and the FIX protocol is an added advantage.
• Willingness to take on complex problems with support from senior team members.
• A constant learner, open to adopting new technologies and methodologies as the team evolves.