Lead Software Engineer- Equities

JPMorgan Chase's Equities Electronic Trading Technology Team in Houston is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to serve as a core technical contributor within an agile group. You will deliver secure, high-quality production code and technology solutions across multiple areas to support strategic business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software design, development, and debugging with the ability to move beyond routine approaches to build solutions or decompose complex problems.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate toil or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Drive decisions that influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes.
• Influence peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies.
• Understand the requirements and challenges facing developers from a CI/CD perspective.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review or debug code written by others.
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to probe architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability within existing systems and information architecture.
• Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies.
• Contribute 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 with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Strong knowledge of at least one mainstream language (Java, C++, Python, Go, Kotlin, TypeScript, C#, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with FinOps.
• Experience with AI.
• Proficiency in low-latency, real-time, scalable trading systems, and familiarity with algorithmic trading, including systematic trading.
• Ability to work effectively within a global team spanning NA, EMEA, and APAC while contributing to the Equities technology organization.
• Solid understanding of how to build efficient software and the implications of bypassing established guardrails.
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with minimal oversight.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and tools such as Jenkins or TeamCity.
• Knowledge of building or integrating high-throughput messaging APIs and middleware.

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