Join our Electronic Trading Technology team which offers an exciting opportunity to work on our Smart Order Router (SOR) product, playing a critical role in optimizing the execution of trades across various markets.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate & Investment Banking's Electronic Trading Tech group, you will join a global team with a presence in New York, London, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior C++ Developer. You should have exceptionally strong programming & design skills in C++, and possess a good understanding of algorithms, data structures and operating systems. 

Job responsibilities 

Design and implement high-performance, low-latency trading algorithms and strategies. Take end to end responsibilities of areas/apps, Drive projects/Complex assignments.  Optimize and improve existing codebase for better performance, scalability, and reliability Conduct thorough testing and debugging to identify and resolve issues, ensuring the stability and robustness of the system Collaborate with business, and other technology teams to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications Stay up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to algorithmic trading and smart order routing Identifies and mitigates issues to execute a book of work while escalating issues as necessary Participating in various stages SDLC of JPMorgan Electronic Trading services.  Exhibit sound judgment under pressure in handling time critical situations. Lead and follow Agile Methodologies and Principles  Stay up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to algorithmic trading and smart order routing. Ability to provide overall direction, oversight, and coaching for entry-level to mid-level software engineers that work on basic to moderately complex tasks

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

 Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience  Strong proficiency in C++11/14, STL, Data Structures  Multi-threading  Linux/Unix  Object-oriented design & programming  Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

 Kernel tuning and low-level system programming  Boost  TCP/IP socket programming   FIX (www.fixprotocol.org)  Equities, Futures, and Options Electronic Trading Tech experience