
at J.P. Morgan
Bulge Bracket Investment BanksPosted 8 days ago
No clicks
**Lead Software Engineer - Java** As a Lead Software Engineer in Java at JPMorgan, drive next-gen liquidity trading for corporate clients. Collaborate with investment teams, build resilient, low-latency backend services, and shape product design. Lead agile teams for frequent releases, applying AI/ML for improved reliability and insights. 5+ years in software engineering, proficient in Core Java, Spring, Kafka, and secure coding practices. Champion strong development practices, enhance observability, and partner effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Compensation
- Not specified USD
- City
- Columbus
- Country
- United States
Currency: $ (USD)
Full Job Description
Location: Columbus, OH, United States
Morgan Money has revolutionized liquidity trading across the firm serving our corporate clients in all regions to have next generation trading capabilities at their fingertips.
As a Java Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Asset & Wealth Management, you will help advance Morgan Moneys next-generation liquidity trading capabilities for corporate clients across regions. You will build resilient, secure, high-performing services and partner closely with investment and trading stakeholders to deliver measurable business outcomes. You will contribute to a fast-paced engineering culture with frequent production releases and help identify practical opportunities to apply AI and machine learning to improve reliability, insights, and client outcomes.
Job Responsibilities
- Collaborate directly with investment teams, traders, and portfolio managers to translate objectives into durable technical solutions.
- Design and deliver high-quality backend services in Java with a focus on scalability, resiliency, and low-latency performance.
- Drive engineering decisions that shape product design, application functionality, and operational readiness.
- Lead delivery within an agile team, supporting frequent releases and continuous improvement based on business needs.
- Develop secure production code and review code changes to raise quality, maintainability, and reliability.
- Influence technology choices by evaluating and applying modern architectures, patterns, and tooling where they add clear value.
- Provide technical guidance to engineers and partner teams to accelerate delivery and reduce operational risk.
- Champion strong software development practices including automated testing, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.
- Improve observability and incident readiness by leveraging analytics and AI/ML techniques for anomaly detection, alert quality, and faster triage.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- Proficiency in Core Java and object-oriented design with strong problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated experience applying test-driven development and behavior-driven development, including mocking frameworks and automated test suites.
- Hands-on experience with inversion of control frameworks such as Spring or Guice.
- Experience with messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka, IBM MQ, or Solace.
- Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals including continuous integration/continuous delivery, application resiliency, and secure coding practices.
- Proven ability to partner with cross-functional stakeholders and communicate complex technical topics clearly.
- Practical experience using data-driven methods (including applied AI/ML where appropriate) to improve decision-making, performance, or operational outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Experience with cloud platforms and relevant certifications.
- Proficiency in Python for automation, data processing, or service development.
Experience with digital assets technologies such as smart contracts, Ethereum, and digital wallets.
- Familiarity with responsible AI practices such as model evaluation, drift monitoring, and safe deployment patterns.


