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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Prime Finance Services, you are an integral part of a global team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.
Ready to push the boundaries of what’s possible in financial technology? Join Prime Finance Services team and become a driving force behind the transformation of our equity finance platform. You will architect and deliver cutting-edge, market-leading solutions in a fast-paced, global environment—partnering with top technologists across Hong Kong, Singapore, Glasgow, and Mumbai.
Job 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
- Spearhead the design and development of real-time, mission-critical trading platform using KDB+/q
- Tackle large-scale engineering challenges with technologies like Kafka and AMPS
- Team player to innovate, troubleshoot, and optimize for performance and stability
- Foster a culture of creativity, inclusion, and technical excellence
- Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver solutions that drive business success
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- 5+ years of experience in developing KDB+/q application in financial services preferably in the Equities domain, including experience in building tickerplant, real time subscriber and historical database
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience
- Proficiency in data structures and performance tuning
- Proficiency in testing and debugging low latency applications
- Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
- Proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
- Knowledge of industry-wide technology trends and best practices
- Open-minded and willingness to learn
- Ability to work in large, collaborative teams to achieve organizational goals
- Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, etc.)
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Expertise in GenAI and Copilot is preferable
- Experience with Java/Spring is preferable
- Experience with Kafka, AMPS and FIX protocol is preferable
- UI Development experience in React JS is preferable
- Experience with cloud deployment, design and development concerns is preferable
- Understanding of the Prime business, in particular Equity Finance - Locate and Positions Management is preferable
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience developing KDB+/q applications in financial services, including building tickerplant, real-time subscriber, and historical database
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts
- Proficiency in data structures and performance tuning
- Proficiency in testing and debugging low latency applications
- Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
- Proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, application resiliency, and security
- Knowledge of industry-wide technology trends and best practices
- Ability to work in large, collaborative teams and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver business solutions
- Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, AI/ML)
- Expertise in GenAI and Copilot
- Experience with Java and Spring
- Experience with Kafka, AMPS and FIX protocol
- UI development experience in React JS
- Experience with cloud deployment, design and development concerns
- Understanding of Prime business, particularly Equity Finance - Locate and Positions Management
- Open-mindedness and willingness to learn
JPMorganChase Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about JPMorganChase and has not been reviewed or approved by JPMorganChase.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and mental-health coverage are broad, with wellness incentives, on-site or virtual care, and an EAP offering coaching and counseling. Plan materials emphasize accessible options, including multiple medical choices and tools to manage costs.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave extends up to 16 weeks for all parents, supplemented by paid Critical Caregiver Leave. Family resources include backup childcare via Bright Horizons, lactation support and milk-shipping, family-building assistance, and even a free five-month SNOO rental for newborns.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with an annual company match and automatic pay credits for most employees, with a legacy pension available to earlier hires. An Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a 5% discount further supports long-term savings.
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What We Do
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $3.7 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Technology fuels every aspect of our company and is at the heart of everything we do. With over 50,000 technologists globally and an annual tech spend of $12 billion, we are dedicated to improving the design, analytics, development, coding, testing and application programming that goes into creating high quality software and new products. Learn more about technology at our firm, explore resources from our Distinguished Engineers, AI & ML researchers, and other experts; access the latest episode of our TechTrends podcast, and more at www.jpmorgan.com/technology. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com. ©2023 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. JPMorgan Chase is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans.
Why Work With Us
Our technologists work on a diverse range of solutions that include strategic technology initiatives, big data, mobile, electronic payments, machine learning, cybersecurity, enterprise cloud development, and other state-of-the-art technologies.
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