Lead Software Engineer - Java, Equity Derivatives Sales and Trading Platform

Job Description
Play a vital role in shaping the future of an iconic company and make a direct impact in a dynamic environment designed for top achievers.
Job Summary
As a Lead Software Engineer within the Global Equity Derivatives Sales and Trading Platform team, you will play a pivotal role in promoting the delivery of a best-in-class platform. This platform provides intra-day pricing, workflow, hedge execution, and client connectivity for a wide range of complex financial products. You will be involved in the full delivery lifecycle, from gathering requirements to designing, developing, testing, deploying, and supporting the platform. We value your passion for working in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with a global team across multiple disciplines, and embracing an agile development process. We look forward to your excitement about working with new technologies and your commitment to continually learning and evolving your skillset.
Job Responsibilities

• Work directly with sales, trading, quant and technology teams to articulate new technology requirements and solve business problems.
• Develop specific enhancements and/or build new solutions to fulfill business objectives related to new business requirements.
• End-to-end ownership of feature deliveries through the full SDLC process, including requirements gathering, development, unit and integration testing, packaging, deployment, and support.
• Provide 3 rd Level production support - analyze issues observed in production, manage communications with stakeholders and end users, provide detailed analysis and recommendations to production management groups, and identify opportunities to improve the production system.
• Document release procedures and support notes for deliverables to enable proper support by our production management groups.
• Collaborate with other members of a globally distributed team to brainstorm new ideas / solutions, and provide mentoring and technical expertise to the team.
• Work closely with other technology teams to ensure that required changes are coordinated with other systems.
• Ensure technology solutions meet business and client requirements, that they are robust and supportable

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, Physics or other technical major.
• Over 8 years' experience in application development with recent hands-on responsibilities.
• Excellent understanding of Java Core concepts, including object-oriented design, memory management, multi-threading/concurrency, and new language features up to Java 17.
• Strong experience with JVM performance analysis, including profiling, heap dump analysis, thread dump analysis, GC tuning, etc.
• Experience designing and implementing scalable microservice architectures with high resiliency capabilities.
• Exposure to cloud compute platforms, including AWS.
• Experience with Databases - relational as well as No-SQL
• Experience with full development lifecycle and tools, including Git/Bitbucket, Jira, Jenkins, Gradle, Maven.
• Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) using tools such as JUnit and mocking frameworks.
• Experience supporting production environments, responding to user concerns, and taking ownership of production issues.
• Experience working in a 3rd Level advanced support capacity.

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.