Lead Software Engineer, UI, Equities Derivatives and Risk Technology

Job Description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer within the Equities Derivatives and Risk Technology team at JPMorgan Chase, you will play a pivotal role in an agile environment, driving the development and enhancement of market-leading technology solutions. You will be hands-on in building a critical, trader-facing Risk Management UI using React, while also mentoring and guiding team members in best development practices. Your expertise will directly influence business outcomes, leveraging deep technical skills and innovative problem-solving to address complex challenges across multiple technologies and applications.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and troubleshoot creative software solutions, applying innovative thinking to solve technical challenges and deliver robust systems.
• Write secure, high-quality production code in React and Typescript, and conduct thorough code reviews and debugging for team contributions.
• Identify and implement opportunities to automate or remediate recurring issues, enhancing the operational stability of applications and systems.
• Lead technical evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs and technical suitability for integration with existing systems.
• Champion communities of practice within Software Engineering, promoting the adoption of new and emerging technologies.
  
  

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science related disciplines
• Minimally 5 years of related experience in software engineering, with advanced proficiency in React.
• Strong experience with automation and continuous delivery (CI/CD) methodologies.
• Comprehensive understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Advanced knowledge of agile practices, including CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
• Demonstrated expertise in software development and technical processes, with exposure to areas such as cloud, AI/ML, or mobile technologies.
• Hands-on experience building complex web applications using React and Typescript.
• Familiarity with modern web build tools (e.g., webpack, Create React App, Vite).
• Proven ability to develop secure, high-quality production Typescript code.
• Commitment to code quality, including writing and maintaining test cases with frameworks such as Jest, Cypress, and @testing-library/react, as well as conducting performance testing.
• Solid understanding of web performance optimization and diagnostics.
• Experience with Python 3 or higher.
  
  

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.