Senior Lead Software Engineer – Front Office Trading

Next Frontier Capital; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

On-site wellness centers

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to help build and support a mission-critical trade execution platform.

You'll work closely with Front Office and Middle Office users and influence the tech roadmap across Python/Java, Kafka, AWS, Databricks, and SQL/NoSQL. The role emphasizes solving complex problems, delivering secure production code, and partnering with non-technical stakeholders to align technology with business goals.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Strong hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced in one or more programming language and proficient in coding in one or more languages and frameworks such as Python, Pandas, Django or Java, Spring, MQ/Kafka.
• Experience with AWS & Databricks ecosystem technology stacks as EMR, redshift, Dynamo DB, Athena, S3, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, Spark etc.
• Experience with SQL and No-Sql Databases such as Oracle, MS Sql, PostgreSQL, Graph DB, Dynamo DB etc.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.).
• Practical cloud native experience and hands on experience in Cloud platforms like Kubernetes / Cloud Foundry.
• Project execution experience with Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with non-technical colleagues to understand and address business needs.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Manages responsibility for supporting the day-to-day operations of the trade execution platform, collaborating with Middle Office and Front Office business users.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture.
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies.

Skills

Python

Java

Kafka

AWS

Databricks

SQL/NoSQL

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Cloud knowledge

Communication

Education

Formal software engineering training

Tools

EMR

Redshift

DynamoDB

S3

Unity Catalog

Delta Lake

Spark

Kubernetes

Cloud Foundry

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to help build and support a mission-critical trade execution platform.

You'll work closely with Front Office and Middle Office users and influence the tech roadmap across Python/Java, Kafka, AWS, Databricks, and SQL/NoSQL. The role emphasizes solving complex problems, delivering secure production code, and partnering with non-technical stakeholders to align technology with business goals.