Lead Software Engineer - Java - Equities

JPMorgan Chase
Houston, TX
On-site

Who this role is best for

Candidates with Java expertise and a background in financial services will find this role in equities risk management challenging and impactful.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with Java expertise and experience in financial services, particularly equity derivatives, will naturally align with the team's mission.
    — “Experience of working in financial services and understanding of equity derivative products”
  • Individuals who have led AI-assisted engineering practices and can validate AI outputs for correctness and security are well-positioned for this role.
    — “Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a deep understanding of Java and its ecosystem, including frameworks and cloud platforms.
    — “Expertise in Java Core concepts, including object-oriented design, memory management, multi-threading/concurrency”
  • Candidates must be prepared to engage in code reviews and debug work written by others, emphasizing collaboration.
    — “Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience with AI-assisted code review and test strategy acceleration in your resume and interviews.
    — “Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices”
  • Demonstrate your ability to lead technical evaluations of external vendors and internal teams.
    — “Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams”
  • Emphasize your work with JVM performance analysis and cloud platforms like AWS in your technical storytelling.
    — “Strong experience with JVM performance analysis, including profiling, heap dump analysis, thread dump analysis, and GC tuning”
  • Showcase your hands-on experience with Java technologies such as Spring, Hibernate, and REST-based services.
    — “Advanced hands-on coding experience with Java technologies/frameworks such as Spring/Spring Boot, Spring JPA/Hibernate, and REST based services”
  • Include examples of how you have improved operational stability by automating recurring issue remediation.
    — “Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • execute creative software solutions
  • develop secure and high-quality production code
  • review and debug code
  • drive team adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices
  • apply knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle
Typical background
formal training or certification on software engineering concepts5+ years applied experienceexpertise in Java Core concepts

Skills & requirements

Required

Java Core ConceptsObject-oriented DesignMemory ManagementMulti-threading/concurrencySpring/spring BootSpring Jpa/hibernateREST Based ServicesJVM Performance AnalysisProfilingHeap Dump AnalysisThread Dump AnalysisGC TuningMicroservice ArchitecturesUnix/linux EnvironmentsGit/bitbucketJiraJenkinsGradleMavenAi-assisted Engineering Practices

Preferred

SybaseOracleMongo DBKafka/rabbitmqAWSDatabasesNo-sqlCloud Compute Platforms

Stack & domain

JavaSpring/spring BootSpring Jpa/hibernateREST Based ServicesJVM Performance AnalysisMicroservice ArchitecturesUnix/linuxDatabasesNo-sqlMessaging MiddlewareCloud Compute PlatformsFull Development LifecycleGit/bitbucketJiraJenkinsGradleMavenAi-assisted Software DevelopmentLeadershipProblem-solvingTeam CollaborationTechnical TroubleshootingProject ManagementCustomer FocusDecision-makingInterpersonal EffectivenessSoftware EngineeringEquitiesRisk Management

About the role

Original posting from JPMorgan Chase

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. 

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Commercial and Investment Bank -  Global Equity Derivatives Risk Management team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives. 

Job responsibilities

Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems

Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others

Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.

Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.

Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems

Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience 

Expertise in Java Core concepts, including object-oriented design, memory management, multi-threading/concurrency, and new language features up to Java 17

Advanced hands-on coding experience with Java technologies/frameworks such as Spring/Spring Boot, Spring JPA/Hibernate, and REST based services

Strong experience with JVM performance analysis, including profiling, heap dump analysis, thread dump analysis, and GC tuning 

Experience designing and implementing scalable microservice architectures with high resiliency capabilities

Proficiency in Unix/Linux environments, ability to navigate the system, investigate processes and logs, analyze system performance using tools such as Dynatrace

Experience with Databases – relational and No-SQL (Sybase, Oracle, Mongo DB), Expertise with Messaging Middleware platforms (Kafka/RabbitMQ), and exposure to cloud compute platforms, including AWS

Proven experience with full development lifecycle and tools, including Git/Bitbucket, Jira, Jenkins, Gradle, and Maven

Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.

Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Experience of working in financial services and understanding of equity derivative products

Hands-on coding experience with Python

Experience with UI concepts, languages and platforms including JavaScript/REACT, AngularJS, Typescript, HTML5, CSS3

In-depth knowledge of AWS Public Cloud products and solutions (EC2, S3, Lambda, EFS)

Cloud certification – AWS or Kubernetes

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

Source: JPMorgan Chase careers

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