Lead Software Engineer JAVA Backend - Morgan Money

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Columbus is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the Asset and Wealth Management technology agenda. You will collaborate directly with Investment Teams, Traders, and Portfolio Managers, bridging gaps between business and engineering to deliver high-impact features.

You will operate in an agile team, deploy production code regularly, influence design decisions, mentor peers, and help advance next-generation trading capabilities across the firm.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• Excellent programming experience in Core Java.
• Implement TDD and BDD techniques with mocking frameworks.
• Understanding of IoC frameworks such as Spring.
• Knowledge of messaging/streaming technologies like Kafka, IBM MQ, Solace or Ignite.
• Strong grasp of CI/CD, resiliency, and security.
• Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Investment Teams, Traders, and Portfolio Managers, bridging communication without business analysts or PMs.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment on a high-profile platform in Asset Management.
• Works in an agile team, deploying production updates and adapting to business needs.
• Influences peers and decision-makers on the use of leading-edge technologies.
• Provides technical guidance to business, technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Drives decisions shaping product design, functionality, and operations.
• Serves as a function-wide expert in focus areas.
• Contributes to engineering community and firmwide SDLC practices.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and performs code reviews.

Skills

Core Java

TDD/BDD

IoC Frameworks

Messaging/Streaming

CI/CD

Security

Software Development Life Cycle

Tools

Kafka

IBM MQ

Solace

Ignite

Spring

Job description

Morgan Money has revolutionized liquidity trading across the firm serving our corporate clients in all regions to have next generation trading capabilities at their fingertips.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Asset and Wealth Management (AWM), we are increasing our presence in Columbus and this is an opportunity to play a part in one of the most exciting technology agendas in the firm right now, as we look to grow the solution further by several flag-ship technology innovation streams.

Job responsibilities

• Confidently collaborates directly with Investment Teams, Traders, and Portfolio Managers, effectively bridging communication without relying on business analysts or Project Managers.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment, contributing to one of Asset Management’s most high-profile platforms.
• Operates as part of an agile team, regularly deploying software updates to production and adjusting to the dynamic needs and scale of the business.
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies
• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• 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
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Have excellent programming experience in Core Java
• Implement TDD and BDD techniques, with a focus on leveraging mocking frameworks for effective testing
• Demonstrate an understanding of IoC frameworks in Java, such as native Spring
• Understand next generation messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka, IBM MQ, Solace or Ignite
• Strong grasp of engineering principles, including CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, etc.)
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Have exposure to working with trading, FIX engines or related technologies.
• Experience in smart contracts, Ethereum and digital wallets
• Exposure to cloud technologies and certification
• Python skills are highly desirable