Software Engineer III - C++ low latency eTrading

Testing Site - JPMC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Software Engineer III to join the Commercial & Investment Bank - eTrading team in Jersey City. You will work on designing and delivering trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable way, contributing across multiple technical areas to support the firm's objectives.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding in C++, Java, and KDB, collaboration with traders and quants, and adherence to CI/CD and security best practices within a large corporate environment.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced proficiency in coding C++, Java
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages, such as, KDB
• Hands on experience within the Markets or eTrading technologies
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Works with traders and quants to understand the requirements
• Works closely with Business and Sales to optimize the pricing and execution strategies
• Builds exchange market data, execution gateway, and eTrading applications
• Evaluates existing execution strategies using Smart Order Router, Dark pools and benchmarking algorithms
• Understands all aspects of pricing and hedging stack and participate in improving functionality
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies

Skills

C++

Java

Python

CI/CD

Security

Agile methodologies

Software Development Life Cycle

Cloud technologies

AI tools

Markets/eTrading

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

KDB

Job description

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.

As a Software Engineer III at JPMorganChase within the Commercial & Investment Bank - eTrading team, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Works with traders and quants to understand the requirements
• Works closely with Business and Sales to optimize the pricing and execution strategies
• Builds exchange market data, execution gateway, and eTrading applications
• Evaluates existing execution strategies using Smart Order Router, Dark pools and benchmarking algorithms
• Understands all aspects of pricing and hedging stack and participate in improving functionality
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced proficiency in coding C++, Java,
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages, such as, KDB
• Hands on experience within the Markets or eTrading technologies
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science
• Experience in Development of AI tools
• Exposure to cloud technologies
• Experience coding in Python a plus