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Chase · 3 weeks ago

Java Senior Lead Software Engineer- Trading Technology

575 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ, 07310, US

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$171K/yr - $260K/yr

5+ years exp

Chase is a leading financial services firm, and they are seeking a Java Senior Lead Software Engineer in Trading Technology. In this role, you will enhance, build, and deliver market-leading technology products while leading a team and influencing architectural decisions.

BankingFinancial Services

Responsibilities

Design and build full-stack solutions in partnership with Portfolio Management and Trading teams and optimize algorithms and workflows to improve trading efficiency

Deliver robust, high-performance code to cloud environments

Lead the integration of AI across the software development lifecycle from requirements and architecture through coding, testing, deployment, and monitoring

Own the technical strategy for a greenfield platform that directly influences investment decisions, order management, and real-time portfolio analytics and drive key architectural decisions

Set engineering standards and reference architectures across Java, React, Kafka, Oracle, Aurora, Airflow, and Spark. Guide deployments to both public and private cloud environments

Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others

Collaborate with Advisors, Portfolio Managers, and Middle Office teams on the portfolio management process, help shape the end-to-end investment process by translating investment intent into automated and scalable workflows, strengthening controls, and improving time-to-execution

Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus

Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle

Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies

Lead a team of software engineers, setting technical direction, mentor and learn within a diverse, high-performing engineering team, and ensuring high-quality delivery

Qualification

JavaCloud PlatformsMicroservicesSpringbootKafkaAI integrationFinancial services experienceSoftware engineering conceptsSystem designApplication developmentOperational stabilityProblem-solvingTeam leadership

Required

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience

Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

Advanced in one or more programming languages including Java

Experience with Cloud Platforms, Springboot, Microservices

Experience working in the financial services domain, developing financial services applications and interfacing with line of business stakeholders

Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight

Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Preferred

Experience with streaming technologies like Kafka

Experience with AI initiatives, integration and tools

Buy-side experience (portfolio management, OMS, trade lifecycle/middle office, risk and controls) that helps translate investment intent into compliant, scalable solutions