Lead Software Engineer - Java/Fintech

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment bank is seeking a software engineer for their Equity Derivative Group in Jersey City. This role involves collaborating with an agile team to develop and support innovative solutions for global equity derivatives sales and marketing platforms. The ideal candidate must possess experience with Java/JVM, strong communication skills, and a background in financial systems. Competitive compensation and a dynamic work environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience with Java/JVM and the Java/JVM ecosystem.
• Well-rounded software engineering skills across end-to-end software lifecycle.
• Good understanding of software design patterns and clean code practices.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience working on financial systems.
• Experience partnering with product and engineering teams.
• Able to work on a diverse team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to develop software solutions for the Equity Derivatives platform.
• Analyzes and implements business requirements within an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Supports business processes, changes, and end users.

Skills

Java/JVM

Software engineering skills

Software design patterns

Communication skills

Experience with financial systems

Team collaboration

Tools

Spring

Web Services

Messaging

NoSQL

Big Data Databases

Cloud technologies

Java 11+

Kotlin

Scala

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 an Equity Derivative Group software engineer at JPMorgan Chase within our agile team, you will join us in creating, transforming, and supporting our global equity derivatives sales & marketing platforms using modern technologies and industry best practices.

Job responsibilities

• Collaborates with engineers, business analysts, project managers, and sales and marketers to develop software solutions for our Equity Derivatives platform
• Works within a team of software engineers analyzing and implementing business requirements within an Agile/Scrum environment
• Works closely with production management applying technical knowledge to support business processes, changes, and end users

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with Java/JVM and the Java/JVM ecosystem
• Well-rounded software engineering skills across end-to-end software lifecycle
• Good understanding of software design patterns and clean code practices
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Experience working on financial systems
• Experience partnering with product and engineering teams
• Able to work on a diverse team

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with object-oriented design and micro-service architectures and best practices
• Experience with finance / derivative products
• Experience with the Java ecosystem including Spring, Web Services, and Messaging
• Experience with NoSQL / Big Data Databases and Cloud technologies
• Experience with Java 11+ and / or additional JVM languages like Kotlin/Scala
• Exceptional client relationship skills including the ability to discover true requirements underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical approaches, and or drive efforts to meet committed timelines with optimal solutions