Lead eSoftware Engineer - C++
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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 eSoftware Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Electronic Trading Technology group, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for building critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas in support of the firm’s business objectives.
The Electronic Trading Technology (ETT) group is a dynamic team responsible for a suite of applications that execute electronic trading strategies, with a global presence spanning North America, Europe and Asia. The group’s responsibilities include the design, implementation and support of various low latency electronic trading systems with focus on next-generation Smart Order Router, Matching Engine, Market Access, and Risk Management.
Job Responsibilities
- Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
- Develop secure high-quality production code, review and debug code written by others
- Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and translate them into technical requirements.
- Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
- Act as a front office developer interacting closely with the desk
- Work on a wide range of deliverables, from frameworks and infrastructure to trading engines and algos
- Participate in all aspects of the software development cycle, from requirement gathering and design documents to implementation, integration and testing
- Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes to ensure our trading platforms remain competitive and compliant.
Proactively identify opportunities for innovation and improvement within the e-trading systems Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: Formal training or certification on C++14 onwards concepts and proficient advanced experience Expertise in multi-threaded and concurrent programming Experience in TCP/IP network programming and familiarity with LBM/UME Proven experience in ultra-low latency application development
- Proficiency in Linux/Unix, with an understanding of OS and kernel architecture Advanced knowledge of system architecture, design, and business processes
- Ability to work collaboratively in teams and develop meaningful relationships to achieve common goals
- Familiarity with modern Continuous Integration development practices including all phases of the SDLC.
Lead and follow Agile Methodologies and Principles Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: Knowledge of Multi-Asset Electronic Trading and Equities, Futures, and Options Exchange Connectivity experience is desirable Experience with kernel tuning and low-level system programming Experience with Python, Git
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