Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products. As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Digital Markets Execution Technology, Execute, you are an integral part of an agile 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.Job responsibilitiesExecutes and oversees end-to-end software solutions, engineering standards, architecture, and technical troubleshooting for trading systemsDesigns and builds high-performance, latency-sensitive services with awareness of upstream/downstream system dependenciesDevelops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by othersLeads technical analysis, estimation, planning, code reviews, architecture sessions, and retrospectives to drive delivery outcomesEstablishes reliability goals and implements observability, resilience patterns, and operational readiness practicesLeads incident response and post-incident reviews to improve production stability and performance; identifies recurring issues and drives automation/remediationUpholds secure-by-default engineering practices and risk/control standards across the SDLCGuides integration contracts, API/versioning strategies, and deprecation paths for platform servicesDrives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices across the SDLC toolchain to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes, while setting validation standards for correctness, performance, and securityMentors engineers and contributes to a culture of inclusion, respectful collaboration, and continuous improvement aligned to measurable outcomesRequired qualifications, capabilities, and skillsFormal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience in Java / PythonHands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability for mission-critical platformsAdvanced in one or more programming language(s), with deep hands-on expertise in Java (17+), including concurrency, memory management, and object-oriented designDemonstrated experience designing clean APIs and rollout strategies for distributed systems (including integration and backward compatibility considerations)Practical experience with Spring/Spring Boot, microservices, Kubernetes, Linux, and core networking/messaging conceptsProficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, including CI/CD, automated testing practices, application resiliency, and securityDemonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-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 securityStrong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations and secure handling of inputs/outputs, aligned to resiliency and security expectationsEffective communication with technical and non-technical audiences; ability to operate in globally distributed teamsPreferred qualifications, capabilities, and skillsExposure to messaging systems and market protocols (e.g., MQ/Kafka; familiarity with FIX and Solace)Experience with observability stacks and resilience engineering for low-latency / latency-sensitive platformsFamiliarity with PythonExperience operating services in regulated environments with strong auditability and controlsJ.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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.
J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. Full timePosting Date: 2026-09-07