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UI Lead Software Engineer - React / TypeScript - Digital Markets Execution Technology (DMET)
UI Lead Software Engineer - React / TypeScript - Digital Markets Execution Technology (DMET)
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The Role
Leads front-end architecture and hands-on delivery for a real-time trading platform using React and TypeScript. Designs high-performance, resilient interfaces, establishes UI standards and component libraries, drives testing, CI/CD, observability, and secure delivery, and partners with traders, product teams, designers, backend engineers, and SRE. Mentors engineers and promotes responsible AI-assisted development practices across the team.
Summary Generated by Built In
Lead and shape the UI for a real-time trading platform, delivering high-performance user experiences that drive business outcomes.
As a Lead Software Engineer (UI) at JPMorgan Chase within Digital Markets Execution Technology you will set front-end technical direction and lead hands-on delivery of a latency-sensitive, real-time user experience used directly by traders and sales. You will partner closely with business stakeholders, product specialists, designers, and control partners to build intuitive, high-signal workflows at scale. This role emphasizes engineering excellence, operational readiness, and secure, compliant delivery in a fast-paced global environment.
As a Lead Software Engineer (UI) at JPMorgan Chase within Digital Markets Execution Technology you will set front-end technical direction and lead hands-on delivery of a latency-sensitive, real-time user experience used directly by traders and sales. You will partner closely with business stakeholders, product specialists, designers, and control partners to build intuitive, high-signal workflows at scale. This role emphasizes engineering excellence, operational readiness, and secure, compliant delivery in a fast-paced global environment.
You will lead and shape the UI for a mission-critical front-office execution platform where performance, resiliency, and user experience directly influence business outcomes and client satisfaction. The work spans real-time data, latency-sensitive workflows, and production-grade operational readiness, with close-to-the-business stakeholders and a global engineering organization. This role offers meaningful technical leadership scope, tangible impact, and the opportunity to raise the bar on engineering excellence while operating within strong security, compliance, and control expectations.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery of user interface capabilities across Execute, from discovery to production support
- Set front-end technical direction, including architecture, standards, performance, and testing strategy
- Partner with product, business stakeholders, and designers to translate trading workflows into intuitive UX
- Drive quality through thorough testing, troubleshooting, and performance optimization
- Build high-performance, real-time UIs with strong responsiveness and stability
- Establish and evolve scalable UI architecture, including component libraries and shared platform services
- Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, quality gates, CI/CD, observability, and operational readiness
- Ensure secure, compliant development practices aligned to firm standards
- Collaborate with backend, platform, and SRE partners to deliver end-to-end solutions
- Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team
- Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience in building production UIs with React and TypeScript in large-scale applications
- Strong knowledge of modern front-end engineering, including state management, asynchronous data flows, and UI architecture
- Expertise in performance optimization, testing strategies, and automation in CI/CD pipelines
- Experience delivering real-time or data-intensive user experiences
- Demonstrated technical leadership in setting standards, leading designs, and mentoring teams
- Solid software engineering fundamentals, including OO/design patterns, debugging, and documentation
- Familiarity with agentic development approaches across the software development lifecycle
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in global, cross-functional environments
- Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently
- Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
- Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Experience in front-office trading or electronic execution domains
- Familiarity with financial market concepts and protocols
- Experience with UI component libraries, advanced data grid patterns, and visualization
- Exposure to backend-for-frontend patterns, event-driven architectures, and API design collaboration
- Experience operating UIs in regulated environments with strong auditability and controls
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
Skills Required
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts
- Advanced experience building production user interfaces with React and TypeScript in large-scale applications
- Strong knowledge of modern front-end engineering, state management, asynchronous data flows, and UI architecture
- Expertise in performance optimization, testing strategies, and CI/CD automation
- Experience delivering real-time or data-intensive user experiences
- Technical leadership experience setting standards, leading designs, and mentoring teams
- Strong software engineering fundamentals, object-oriented design patterns, debugging, and documentation
- Familiarity with agentic software development approaches
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to independently solve design and functionality problems
- Experience leading approved AI-assisted software development tools and validating outputs for correctness, performance, and security
- Understanding of responsible AI use, data sensitivity, secure handling, resiliency, and security expectations
- Experience coaching engineers on safe and compliant AI-assisted development
- Experience in front-office trading or electronic execution domains
- Familiarity with financial market concepts and protocols
- Experience with UI component libraries, advanced data grids, and visualization
- Exposure to backend-for-frontend patterns, event-driven architectures, and API design collaboration
- Experience operating UIs in regulated environments with auditability and controls
JPMorganChase Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical coverage and wellness resources, including mental-health support and wellness incentives, are described as comprehensive and accessible; feedback suggests income-based contributions help keep care affordable.
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Retirement Support — A dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 5% of eligible pay, plus additional employer contributions in some cases, is highlighted as a strong pillar of financial security. Feedback suggests this structure is a notable advantage of the total rewards package.
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Parental & Family Support — Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents, along with fertility, adoption, surrogacy, childcare, and family-support resources, signals a family-forward approach. Feedback suggests these programs are a standout feature of the package.
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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.
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