Lead Software Engineer- Equities

Join JPMorgan Chase in Houston as a Lead Software Engineer within the Equities Electronic Trading Technology Team. As a core technical contributor in an agile group, you will deliver secure, production-ready code and technology solutions that support business objectives across multiple areas. The role is based onsite in Houston, TX, and involves collaboration with a global team to advance the Equities technology organization.

Responsibilities

• Develops innovative software solutions, designs, develops, and troubleshoots complex technical problems with an ability to go beyond routine approaches
• Identifies opportunities to reduce toil and automates remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability
• Guides decisions that shape product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to adopt leading-edge technologies
• Understands developers' CI/CD requirements and challenges from a practical perspective
• Writes secure, high-quality production code and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to rigorously probe architectural designs and technical credentials for applicability within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Contributes to a team culture that values diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Requirements

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, computer science, or computer engineering, plus 5+ years of applied experience
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and maintaining operational stability
• Proficiency in at least one major programming language such as Java, C++, Python, Go, Kotlin, TypeScript, or C#
• Hands-on experience with FinOps
• Experience with AI
• Proficiency in low-latency, real-time, scalable trading systems with familiarity in algorithmic and systematic trading
• Ability to work effectively within a global team spanning NA, EMEA, and APAC, contributing to the growth of the Equities technology organization
• Solid understanding of proper software engineering practices and the implications of bypassing guardrails
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with minimal oversight
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and tools such as Jenkins or TeamCity, and the rationale for their use
• Knowledge of building and working with high-throughput messaging APIs and middleware products

Technologies

• Java
• C++
• Python
• Go
• Kotlin
• TypeScript
• C#
• Jenkins
• TeamCity

Benefits

• Base salary determined based on role, experience, skill set and location
• Commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in cash and/or forfeitable equity
• Comprehensive health care coverage
• On-site health and wellness centers
• Retirement savings plan
• Backup childcare
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mental health support
• Financial coaching