Lead Software Engineer - Java Developer

About the role

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within FICC eTrading, you will join an agile team building and supporting market‑leading electronic trading platforms. You will deliver critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas and business functions, focusing on engineering excellence, operational stability, and secure software delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and deliver high‑quality software solutions for electronic trading systems, from requirements through production rollout.
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architecture decisions, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and resilient.
• Build and maintain low‑latency, high‑throughput services with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and correctness.
• Integrate services with internal and external systems, providing well‑defined interfaces, robust error handling, and operational readiness.
• Own production outcomes by participating in on‑call support, triaging incidents, performing root‑cause analysis, and driving permanent fixes.
• Improve engineering standards through code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and continuous refactoring.
• Identify recurring issues and operational patterns, translating insights into measurable improvements in stability and developer productivity.
• Contribute to an inclusive team culture and engage in communities of practice to evaluate emerging technologies.

Required profile

• Strong understanding of OOP, design patterns and clean‑code practices.
• Proficient coding skills in Java and Spring with solid fundamentals.
• Hands‑on experience across system design, application development, testing, and production support.
• Experience with the FIX protocol.
• Experience developing low‑latency, high‑throughput systems.

Required skills

• Java
• Spring Framework
• FIX protocol
• Low‑latency/high‑throughput system development