JPMorganChase · 5 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer - Java
Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$152K/yr - $215K/yr
5+ years expJPMorgan Chase is one of the oldest financial institutions, offering innovative financial solutions to a wide range of clients. The Lead Software Engineer will design and develop technology solutions for the Prime Finance Services group while collaborating with global teams to deliver efficient and scalable solutions.
Asset ManagementBankingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Designs, develops, implements, and supports a wide range of ongoing and new projects on the Global Portfolio Swap platform
Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting, thinking beyond routine approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintain algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
Supports Production, Simulation, QA, and Development environments
Works with the team to design, develop, and maintain various pricing systems
Drives innovation and adoption of best practices within the team
Enhances existing systems by analyzing business objectives, preparing action plans, and identifying areas for modification and improvement
Manages defect tracking systems, resolve issues, and prepare updates for systems
Participates in the full system development lifecycle using Agile methodologies
Collaborates effectively within the broader global teams, communicating clearly with colleagues in multiple global offices
Builds strong working relationships with other teams and business partners across Product Development, Front Office, Middle Office Operations, Finance, Legal, and other JPMorgan functional areas to deliver competitive, efficient, and scalable product solutions
Qualification
Required
Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
Strong experience in Java, Spring, multithreading, REST, Data Caching Services, DB schema design, and data access technologies
Knowledge of automated testing methodologies/frameworks (e.g., JUnit, TDD, BDD)
Hands-on experience in Oracle Database, SQL, and PL/SQL, including writing Stored Procedures
Previous experience designing ecosystems for Web applications & API Platforms
Experience in building, orchestrating, and deploying highly scalable REST-based stateless APIs/web services for web applications
Familiarity with build tools (e.g., Maven), continuous integration tools (e.g., Hudson), version control systems (e.g., Git or SVN)
Experience with streaming solution like Kafka and messaging queues like Web Sphere MQ is advantageous
Proficient in UNIX, Linux, and MS Windows; skilled in UNIX Shell and Perl scripting
Experience in financial markets, with knowledge of equity swaps and synthetic prime brokerage highly desirable
Preferred
Bachelor's degree level or equivalent
Experience with Public Cloud Technologies (AWS)
Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
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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unknown1998-02-01IPO
Leadership Team
Allison Beer
CEO of Card Services and Connected Commerce
Dan Mendelson
CEO, Morgan Health
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