JPMorganChase · 3 hours ago
Senior Director of eSoftware Engineering - Derivatives Execution Algos Lead
Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$233K/yr - $325K/yr
10+ years expJPMorgan Chase is one of the oldest financial institutions, and they are seeking a Senior Director of eSoftware Engineering - Derivatives Execution Algos Lead. In this pivotal leadership role, you will be accountable for enhancing and securely delivering top-notch technology products while driving strategic decision-making within the derivatives execution team.
Asset ManagementBankingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Provide strong technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors. Your leadership will be crucial in making key architectural decisions, not only within the exchange layer but also within the wider trading stack
Form strong partnerships with other groups within derivatives, cash, and wider areas, mapping out opportunities for technology synergies. Your ability to influence and collaborate will be key to driving innovation and efficiency
Ensure that solutions are fully compliant with critical global regulatory reporting, surveillance, and control mandates as they evolve. Your leadership will ensure adherence to compliance standards and best practices
Develop secure and high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others. Your leadership will foster a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
Drive decisions that influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes. Your leadership will shape the future of technology within the organization
Serve as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus, actively contributing to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
Influence peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies. Your leadership will champion innovation and the adoption of new technologies
Add to the team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect. Your leadership will promote a positive and inclusive work environment
Qualification
Required
Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience
5+ years of experience leading technologists to manage, anticipate and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise and more broadly across the organization
Hands-on practical C++ experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
Proficiency in C++ on Unix/Linux operating systems
Scripting skills to automate day-to-day development and testing tasks
Excellent understanding of software and hardware interaction
Expertise in application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines
Strong computer science fundamentals such as multithreading, object-oriented development
Ability to work closely with various teams including Application Development, Business Analyst & Operations
Preferred
BS degree, preferably in Computer Science / Engineering or similar degree
Experience in designing and developing low latency applications using C++ and C
Experience in configuring, testing, and integrating C++ applications into a Linux environment
Design, develop, test, and support various Market Access trading and risk management modules in C/C++
Working knowledge of FIX protocol
Experience in low latency connectivity to Futures and Options markets e.g., US Options Exchanges, CME, and ICE
Order management experience with Multileg products in Futures and Options products
Benefits
Comprehensive health care coverage
On-site health and wellness centers
A retirement savings plan
Backup childcare
Tuition reimbursement
Mental health support
Financial coaching
Company
JPMorganChase
With a history tracing its roots to 1799 in New York City, JPMorganChase is one of the world's oldest, largest, and best-known financial institutions—carrying forth the innovative spirit of our heritage firms in global operations across 100 markets.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
Allison Beer
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Dan Mendelson
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