JPMorgan Software Engineer III - Java EQ PFT Pretrade 

United Kingdom, England, London 

626560217

The team is driving the transformation of the equity financing platform, and you will contribute to a broad range of projects from tackling large scale enterprise engineering challenges with Kafka or AMPS, building real-time inventory trading platforms in KDB, data science tools in Python, and building UIs in React. We are a fast-paced, high-energy team spread across the globe in NA, EMEA and APAC. You will have the opportunity to work in a supportive environment where you’ll be able to grow and develop your skills under the guidance of experienced technologists in the industry.

Job responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect
• Tackle complex technical challenges by partnering with traders, quantitative researchers, and product managers in order to automate our trading business

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on system design concepts and proficient applied experience in Java
• Proficient in coding in one or more languages
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Understanding of systems architectures front to back.
• Knowledge of industry-wide technology trends and best practices.
• Ability to work in large, collaborative teams to achieve organizational goals.
• Enthusiastic about building an innovative culture.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proficiency in at least one programming languages, preferably Java or Web UI – React.
• Understanding of the Prime business, in particular Equity Finance – Locates, Availability and Positions Management is desirable.
• Experience with Cloud deployment, design, and development concerns.
• Knowledge of application and data design disciplines, experience in real-time processing and delivery e.g. Kafka, AMPS is desirable.