Lead Software Engineer - Equities Prime Sec Lending Technology

Job Description

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Securities Lending, 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 developing critical technology solutions across multiple technical domains within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

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 ​
• Creating user interfaces and interactive features for web applications using languages and frameworks. ​
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others ​
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems ​
• Leads evaluation sessions with internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture ​
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies ​
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect ​

 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability ​
• Experience in software development of Micro services with Java, Spring Boot, Python ​
• Experience with cloud technologies and distributed systems, RESTful APIs and web technologies ​
• Hands-on experience designing and building enterprise-scale, high-volume data processing applications using SQL databases such as Oracle.
• Knowledge of Restful Web Services, WebSockets/JSON ​​
• Advanced Proficiency in front-end languages and libraries (e.g.C#, React) and back-end languages and frameworks (e.g., Java, Spring, Python etc.) and practical cloud native experience.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle ​ and proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security ​
• Experience with build and Integration Tools, including knowledge of JIRA, Maven, Git, Jenkins, GitHub and BitBucket is required.
• 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

• Experience working across the entire Software Development Life Cycle in a large corporate environment.
• Completed AWS Developer or Solution Architect Certification ​
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems ​
• Observability and production management tools (ex. Splunk / Dynatrace / Grafana)
• A keen interest in staying ahead of modern development trends and experimenting with emerging technologies such as AI and Machine Learning.

About Us

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

About the Team

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.