Lead Software Engineer - Python/Java, Front-Office Trading

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. within the Credit Technology team is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design, develop, and troubleshoot components across complex systems while partnering with traders and control functions to deliver reliable, low-latency workflows.

You will contribute to front office software solutions for loan trading, risk management, and P&L, and help enhance trusted market-leading technology in a secure, scalable way.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong Python experience and production code development.
• Experience in large corporate environments; SDLC experience.
• Degree in CS/CE/Math or related field or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and troubleshoot components across complex systems.
• Develop secure production code; review and debug others' code.
• Automate remediation of recurring issues to improve stability.
• Lead evaluation sessions with vendors and teams on architecture and applicability.
• Develop and integrate trading workflows and loan reference data for the Secondary Loan Trading desk.
• Build scalable, front-office services to streamline trading workflow management.
• Design and troubleshoot components end-to-end considering dependencies.
• Translate evolving business needs into technical requirements under time constraints.
• Adhere to secure coding practices across the SDLC.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.

Skills

Python

SQL

CI/CD

Security

Agile practices

SDLC

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Front-end tech

Fixed Income

Education

Degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Mathematics or related field

Tools

Spring Boot

AWS

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. within the Credit Technology team is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design, develop, and troubleshoot components across complex systems while partnering with traders and control functions to deliver reliable, low-latency workflows.

You will contribute to front office software solutions for loan trading, risk management, and P&L, and help enhance trusted market-leading technology in a secure, scalable way.