Job Description
We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to be a part of JPMorgan's Equities Trading Technology group - a highly-skilled, business-aligned team of enthusiastic talent building one of world's leading e-Trading platforms.
As a Lead SoftwareEngineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank's - Equities Trading Technology group, you will follow the best Agile practices and develop in-house low-latency connectivity & pre-trade risk applications. These applications are both Client and Exchange facing, and also serve several internal clients. You will work with a team of experienced technologists, the role will participate in all aspects of e-trading development from design and build to deployment with a focus on infrastructure, administrative, operational tasks
Job responsibilities
- Drive the Projects independently with effective stakeholder management.
- Identify the gaps and provide efficient solutions for Process Improvements, Project Management, Release Management, Automation Implementation etc.
- Work across entire software development lifecycle - requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, deployment and handover to support teams.
- Validate new functionalities and certify them from all angles - Integration, Functional, Regulatory, E2E etc.
- Own the Production Release Management - Planning, Deployment, Post Release Checkouts and L3 Production Support etc.
- Act on Regulatory Needs, Business Requests, Production Requests, Stress Testing etc. with utmost urgency
- Lead and follow Agile Methodologies and Principles
- Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- Strong analytical skills, solid understanding of computer science fundamentals and experience in real-time, high performance and e-Trading areas
- Proficiency in using a scripting language such as Python, Perl etc.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Unix/Linux commands and Shell scripting
- Exposure to the Low Latency Trading Platforms and middle/back office systems
- Advanced understanding of Agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Applicant Resiliency and Security
- Hands-on practical experience of using tools like GIT, Jenkins, Maven, Bitbucket, IntelliJ, Jira, Confluence, Change Management etc.
- Excellent verbal, written communication skills
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Experience in Investment Banking Domain and Front Office Trading Applications
- Qualified to degree level in Computer Science, Maths, Physics or related engineering discipline
- Good understanding of FIX Protocol and other financial messaging protocols is preferred
- Experience in test automation and tools
- Knowledge of programming using C/C++/Java is a big plus
