Sr Lead Software Engineer - ETC ETRADE INFRA

J.P. Morgan; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Electronic Trading Services Platforms team. This role requires extensive experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on innovation and technical project delivery.

The selected candidate will lead technology implementations, collaborate directly with business lines to resolve technical challenges, and provide mentorship to other technical teams while influencing strategy.

Ideal candidates will have a rigorous background in computer science and extensive knowledge of networking and cloud technologies, alongside their experience in a fast-paced trading environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in software engineering.
• Formal training or certification in software engineering.
• Experience leading or guiding technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology implementations to achieve technology objectives.
• Work with business lines to address compute needs.
• Direct strategies for server platform and infrastructure.
• Act as Design Authority for compute stack.
• Govern coding decisions and maintain measure of success.

Skills

10+ years of software engineering experience

Understanding of IPv4 networking

Configuration Management (Chef or Ansible)

Experience leading cross-functional teams

Cloud native experience

Expertise in Computer Science or related fields

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Linux (preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux)

PostgreSQL

Job description

As a Senior Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Electronic Trading Services Platforms you will utilize your in-depth knowledge of software, applications, technical processes, and product management to drive multiple complex projects and initiatives, while serving as a driver of innovation and solution delivery.

You will work directly with the Electronic Trading Lines of Business to ensure the technical strategy aligns with and accomplishes business goals, to develop solutions to compute engineering challenges, and to provide guidance and mentorship to partner technical teams. They will be an expert advisor to peers, leadership, and stakeholders.

Job responsibilities

• Leads technology and process implementations to achieve functional technology objectives
• Work directly with Lines of Business to understand and address their needs and challenges within the compute space within a low-latency Electronic Trading environment
• Direct the strategies for server hardware platform, server/OS tuning and automation, and infrastructure application lifecycle
• Design Authority for the compute infrastructure application stack, including build and configuration management, and log/metric aggregation
• Interface with hardware and software vendors on product roadmaps and to establish the next generation of Electronic Trading Platform infrastructure
• Makes decisions that influence teams’ resources, budget, tactical operations, and the execution and implementation of processes and procedures
• Carries governance accountability for coding decisions, control obligations, and measures of success such as cost of ownership, maintainability, and portfolio operations
• Delivers technical solutions that can be leveraged across multiple businesses and domains
• Influences peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams
• Champions the firm’s culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience.
• Understanding of IPv4 networking, including OSI model, unicast/broadcast/multicast, routing, and network segregation mechanisms
• Extensive experience with Configuration Management, preferably Chef or Ansible
• Experience developing or leading cross-functional teams of technologists
• Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
• Experience leading a product as a Product Owner or Product Manager
• Practical cloud native experience
• Expertise in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Mentor SRE and partner teams on automation best practices, technical thought process, and modern infrastructure management
• Linux administration, performance tuning, and benchmarking for low-latency Electronic Trading, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Extensive experience with Configuration Management, preferably Chef or Ansible
• Performing various research/development/risk-analysis as it pertains to the aforementioned
• Understanding of standard cryptography (certs, key pairs, communication, etc.)
• Experience with database management systems, preferably PostgreSQL

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