JPMorgan Senior Lead Software Engineer 

United Kingdom, England, London 

153674004

As a Lead Software Engineer within the Interest Rates Derivative team, you will collaborate with Front Office, Quants, and IT stakeholders to understand business requirements and propose innovative technical solutions. You will design, develop, and maintain high-quality, secure, and scalable software applications, ensuring seamless operation and continuous improvement. Your role will involve providing first-line production support to traders and marketers, working closely with a global team to drive advancements in coding hygiene and system architecture.

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Front Office, Quants, and IT stakeholders to understand business requirements and propose innovative technical solutions.
• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, secure, and scalable software applications.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications, ensuring design constraints are met.
• Execute software solutions, including development, testing, and technical troubleshooting, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Gather, analyze, and synthesize data to drive improvements in coding hygiene and system architecture.
• Contribute to software engineering communities of practice and explore new and emerging technologies.
• Provide first-line production support to traders and marketers, ensuring seamless operation of our applications.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Financial Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficient in coding with Python, Java optional, messaging queues, SQL.
• Experience or willingness to learn coding in Smalltalk and using object-oriented databases.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle and agile methodologies such as CI/CD.
• Experience with distributed systems and performance optimizations.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a global organization.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Experience in front office investment banking and knowledge of Rates Derivatives.
• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies and cloud platforms.
• Experience with test-driven development, continuous integration, and agile methodologies.
• Ability to provide first-line production support and manage high-pressure environments.

Why Join Us?:

• Work closely with traders and quants, developing a unique relationship with business sponsors to design and build solutions from the ground up.
• Be part of a high-visibility, high-profile project with direct involvement from trading heads.
• Opportunity to work on next-generation pricing tools for one of the largest trading groups globally.