Senior Lead Java Engineer - Equities OMS & Trading Platform

Testing Site - JPMC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Jersey City, NJ, seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join the Equities Electronic Trading team. You will guide architecture, deliver features, and ensure reliability across ETF and Program Trading systems in a secure, scalable way.

Drive technical leadership, collaborate with business partners, and steer production support and SDLC practices as part of an agile, cross-functional team.

Qualifications

• 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) - Deep expertise in Core Java. Skilled in Linux, REST API, Spring Boot, SQL with experience across the full SDLC.
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), data structures, algorithms, and Java garbage collection (GC).
• Experience with multi-threaded and distributed systems. Experience with large-scale distributed, mission-critical systems
• Familiarity with message/event-driven applications and Messaging APIs (JMS). Knowledge of CI/CD, TDD, resiliency, and application security
• Strong communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences. Proven track record of delivering results in collaborative teams
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• Knowledge of AWS, FIX Protocol, and Trade lifecycle

Responsibilities

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Architect, build, and enhance Equities OMS for ETF & Program Trading
• Deliver new features, resolve bugs, and ensure system reliability
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into robust products
• Guide technical teams, review/debug code, and champion best practices
• Support release rollouts and provide expert Level 3 production support
• Serve 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 SoftwareDevelopment Life Cycle
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies
• Add to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Skills

Core Java

Linux

REST API

Spring Boot

SQL

OOP

Data structures

Algorithms

JVM garbage collection

Multi-threading

Distributed systems

JMS

CI/CD

TDD

Application security

AWS

FIX Protocol

Trade lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

JMS

AWS

Job description

JPMorganChase in Jersey City, NJ, seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join the Equities Electronic Trading team. You will guide architecture, deliver features, and ensure reliability across ETF and Program Trading systems in a secure, scalable way.

Drive technical leadership, collaborate with business partners, and steer production support and SDLC practices as part of an agile, cross-functional team.