Lead Java Backend Engineer, AI-Driven Liquidity Trading

Next Frontier Capital; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

On-site health & wellness centers

Retirement plan

Backup childcare

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Java Lead Software Engineer to advance Morgan Money's liquidity trading capabilities for corporate clients across regions. You will build resilient, secure, high-performing Java services and partner with investment teams to deliver measurable business outcomes.

You will lead an agile team, promote automated testing and CI/CD, and apply AI/ML techniques to improve reliability and insights. The role emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders and delivering at scale.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Proficiency in Core Java and object-oriented design with strong problem-solving skills.
• Experience with test-driven development and behavior-driven development, including mocking frameworks and automated test suites.
• Hands-on experience with inversion of control frameworks such as Spring or Guice.
• Experience with messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka, IBM MQ, or Solace.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, resiliency, and secure coding practices.
• Proven ability to partner with cross-functional stakeholders and communicate complex topics clearly.
• Practical experience using data-driven methods (AI/ML) to improve outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with investment teams, traders, and portfolio managers to translate objectives into technical solutions.
• Design and deliver high-quality backend services in Java with a focus on scalability and low-latency performance.
• Drive engineering decisions shaping product design and operational readiness.
• Lead delivery within an agile team with frequent releases and continuous improvement.
• Develop secure production code and review changes to raise quality and reliability.
• Champion modern architectures and tooling where value is added.
• Provide technical guidance to engineers and partner teams to accelerate delivery and reduce risk.
• Promote automated testing, CI/CD, and continuous delivery practices.
• Improve observability and incident readiness using analytics and AI/ML for faster triage.

Skills

Core Java

Spring/Guice

TDD/BDD

CI/CD

Kafka/MQ/Solace

Cloud platforms

AI/ML for reliability

Stakeholder communication

Education

Software engineering certification

Tools

Kafka

IBM MQ

Solace

Job description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Java Lead Software Engineer to advance Morgan Money's liquidity trading capabilities for corporate clients across regions. You will build resilient, secure, high-performing Java services and partner with investment teams to deliver measurable business outcomes.

You will lead an agile team, promote automated testing and CI/CD, and apply AI/ML techniques to improve reliability and insights. The role emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders and delivering at scale.