Java Software Engineer III

Job Description

Join our Rates Technology team as a Senior Associate Software Engineer, driving innovation in pricing and trade capture tools for global financial markets.

About Us: Join our dynamic team at JPMorgan Chase, where innovation meets finance. We are at the forefront of developing cutting-edge technology solutions for the global financial markets. Our team is responsible for creating and maintaining the next generation of pricing and trade capture tools, integrating advanced analytics and real-time data to empower our traders and business partners.

The Opportunity: We are seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Associate Software Engineer to join our Rates Technology team. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with traders, quantitative researchers, and other stakeholders to design and deliver market-leading technology products. You will be a key player in building robust solutions that drive our business forward, leveraging the latest technologies and engineering practices.

Key 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.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and provide first-class L3 support to the trading application.

Required Qualifications

• 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 Java and experience with Linux, messaging queues, SQL, and Git/Maven.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle and agile methodologies such as CI/CD.
• Experience with Jenkins and a good understanding of infrastructure management.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a global organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Unique Selling Points

• 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.

Why Join Us? At JPMorgan Chase, we embrace a culture of experimentation and continuous learning. We encourage diversity of thought and creative solutions that are in the best interests of our customers globally. If you are passionate about solving large-scale business problems through innovation and modern engineering practices, we want to hear from you.

 

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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.

About the Team

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.