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FX E-trading Java Senior Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Jersey City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 Jan 2026

About the role

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Technology Rates eTrading, you are an integral part of an agile team dedicated to enhancing, building, and delivering trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. Your role involves promoting significant business impact through your expertise and contributions, applying deep technical knowledge and problem-solving skills to address a wide range of challenges across multiple technologies and applications. You will be responsible for building components that support the global macro FX eTrading business, collaborating with a team of 20 developers worldwide, and working closely with our trading partners. These components must be highly available, scalable, and operate with minimal latency, handling high volumes of real-time data and requiring careful performance tuning. You will be accountable for the overall success of the systems, including their design, development, deployment, optimization, and day-to-day operation.

 

 

Job responsibilities

  • Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
  • Design, develop, and maintain electronic trading components.
  • Use low-level programming techniques to produce highly optimized, low-latency trading software
  • Serve as a Second line support backing up the 1st line operate team
  • Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
  • Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
  • Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
  • Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software  Development Life Cycle
  • Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies
  • Adds to the 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
  • Advanced in one or more programming language(s) - Java
  • Will have a deep understanding of algorithms, data structures, system design, threading implications, and strategies for optimizing performance-sensitive code. 

  • Relevant Markets experience required.

  • Low latency middleware 
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a global team on long-term technical problems
  • Possess a great attention to detail
  • Ability to analyze and fix problems quickly
  • Capable of working independently as well as part of a team. Able to learn quickly and apply new skills effectively
  • Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

     

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
  • FX experience preferred
  • Scripting skills, python will be an advantage.

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 opportuni

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