KDB - Senior Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 176,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer within the Commercial & Investment Bank's Electronic Trading Technology team. You will lead an agile group delivering trusted, scalable market-wide technology products with deep KDB expertise and secure production practices.

The role emphasizes real-time processing, SDLC optimization, and mentoring, with a focus on high-availability systems and collaboration across teams and vendors.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced in KDB and Q language.
• Proficiency in automation and CI/CD; knowledge of security practices.
• Development lead and mentoring experience: planning, estimation, and delivery.
• Deep understanding of KDB and KDB+ tick design; performance optimization.
• Experience with large datasets and query optimization.
• Experience scaling KDB applications for high availability.
• Knowledge of cloud, AI, and machine learning concepts is a plus.
• Background in CS/CE/Math or related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Regularly provides technical guidance to business and teams; coordinates with contractors and vendors.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews others' work.
• Performs core development of KDB-based systems and framework components.
• Leads team via work planning; improves SDLC, testing, and coding standards.
• Develops scalable real-time processing solutions using agile methods.
• Drove decisions influencing product design and operations.
• Acts as subject matter expert across focus areas.
• Contributes to engineering community; promotes firmwide frameworks and tools.
• Influences peers on adoption of leading-edge technologies.
• Promotes diversity, inclusion, and a respectful team culture.

Skills

KDB

Q language

CI/CD

Automation

Agile methodologies

Team leadership

Mentoring

Security

Cloud

Data processing

Education

Computer Science

Computer Engineering

Mathematics

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

• Business Unit Commercial & Investment Bank
• Posting Date 05/28/2026, 05:53 PM
• Locations 545 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ, 07310, US
• Job Schedule Full time
• Base Pay/Salary Jersey City,NJ $175,750.00-$260,000.00

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 JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank in Electronic 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. 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.

Job responsibilities

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Doing core development and delivery of KDB based systems, including framework development.
• Leads team members via book of work management. Improve team through SDLC, testing and continuous improvement of coding standards.
• Develops scalable real-time processing solutions using agile methodology.
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies
• Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) KDB, Q language
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods. Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Development lead and mentoring experience: requirements capture, task decomposition, time and effort estimation, delivery planning, testing, user acceptance testing.
• Deep understanding of KDB technology and Q language. Solid professional experience using KDB.
• Deep understanding of KDB+tick design and data organization, performance implications of different approaches.
• Practical experience developing/running large datasets and optimizing query performance.
• Practical experience scaling and load-balancing of KDB applications. Practical experience building resilient and high-availability KDB applications.Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with market data venue and vendor data platforms.
• AWS Experience.
• Experience in Terraform and Kubernetes from managing a Production Plant in Public Cloud.
• Experience other languages e.g. Python/C/C++/Java.

About Us

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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 ourFAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

About the Team

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.