Software Engineer III - Java

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 JPMorgan Chase within the Asset & Wealth Management, 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.
The Team
We are a dynamic team specializing in cutting-edge technologies within the realm of e-trading. The Trading Technology team strive to revolutionize by delivering top-tier trading systems, employing a scientific approach to optimize trading efficiencies, reduce execution costs, and ensure best execution for our trading desks through automation and agile, scalable, and supportable systems.
The Role
The chosen candidate will be at the helm of developing our strategic in-house multi-asset trading platform, integrating with a multitude of liquidity providers and market makers. This group is pivotal in shaping the electronic interactions of the desk to discover liquidity and pricing available in the market. We operate within a micro services trading environment integrating with multiple front office and back-office systems to manage risk and settlement of all trades done by the trading desk. Our team is tasked with constructing a resilient, high-capacity platform that supports the firm's business and regulatory agenda, capturing data from investment idea through trading and settlement.
The role offers a full-stack development experience with a diverse technology stack including Java, Kotlin, TS/React, JMS, QuickFix/J, Kafka, Cassandra, Oracle, and more. We are constantly developing new tools as the business expands, so we are seeking candidates who are confident in suggesting new technologies/methodologies when appropriate. The role will also be involved in our migration to AWS public cloud in the next two years. Our products are primarily built in

• Java and Kotlin (Services),
• Kafka, Cassandra
• WPF C# and React
• Python (ML/AI).

Job responsibilities

• Designing and building our next-generation Trading platform.
• Implementing asynchronous Java code to handle real-time data processing.
• Building and maintaining pipelines for efficient data processing and integration with external systems and APIs using Java technologies.
• Interfacing with external vendors providing FIX connectivity to all brokers, ECNs, and liquidity providers like Bloomberg, Tradeweb, MarketAxess, etc.
• Working with other technologists, traders, and quants to deliver business solutions.
• Collaborating with the trading team to analyze datasets and develop data-driven applications using core Java programming.
• Staying updated on the latest Java libraries and open-source tools relevant to trading and finance.
• Contributing to the development of trading algorithms and strategies, leveraging statistical and mathematical principles where applicable, with a focus on Java implementation.
• Taking ownership of projects from inception to completion, with a focus on delivering high-quality, scalable solutions using Java.
• Applying quantitative and ML techniques to data analysis.
• Managing the full Software Delivery Lifecycle including coding, testing, deployment, and support, in a DevOps environment.
• 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
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong technologist with experience developing in Java, Kotlin [good to have] preferably within the financial services industry.
• Experience with concurrent in Java with microservices.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or collaboratively within a team.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies and business requirements, with a focus on Java programming.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Numerate degree or equivalent (Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics).
• AWS or other cloud certifications is a bonus.
• 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.)
• Experience of working in financial services, in a front-office environment is a bonus.
• Understanding of Asset Management and the investment management process is a bonus.
• CFA / CQF or other applied qualification is a bonus.
• Development experience in C#, HTML5 / JavaScript is a bonus.
• Deep and broad technology expertise in application, data and infrastructure architecture, with current experience of Java, SQL & NoSQL databases, reactive and/or complex event processing is a bonus.