Principal eSoftware Engineer

If you are looking for a game-changing career working for one of the worlds leading financial institutions youve come to the right place.

As a Principal eSoftware Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Electronic Client Services Algo execution team your mission is to direct the evolution of our offering and the creation of next-level solutions that improve on existing workflows and also drive business expansion. The success of our product and our market-leading position means that it is a high-paced environment with direct exposure to the desk. Based in London you will work closely with the global algo trading technology team and directly interface with business leadership in the ECS. Your leadership technical expertise and problem-solving skills will directly influence business outcomes priorities and address a broad range of business growth opportunities using diverse technologies and applications. You will have responsibility over the entire product ranging from development and delivery to supporting the trading desk.

The EMEA Electronic Client Services (ECS) Algo execution team has the critical role of implementing the low-touch automated execution strategies in the cash equities space. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work in algorithmic execution strategies in a market-leading environment that constantly innovates and strives for excellence. As a member of our global team you will work with all stakeholders in the space: desk quantitative research and traders. We are responsible for implementing all aspects of automated trading algorithms including the implementation of new strategies/behaviors new quantitative models and for the introduction/use of trading signals.

Job responsibilities

• Directs designs reviews and develops algo trading strategies and execution platforms
• Enhances existing strategies to improve performance
• Develops and supports a continuous integration and continuous deployment strategy
• Develops and maintains automated testing and simulations
• Develops scalable real-time processing solutions using agile methodologies

Required qualifications capabilities and skills

• Formal training or certification on Algo trading Software Engineering concepts and expert applied addition advanced experience leading technologists to manage anticipate and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise
• BS/BA/BEng and MSc degree or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of equities trading in global markets
• Proven experience in low latency real-time scalable trading systems specificallyin algo strategies and electronic trading
• Strong knowledge and experience in FIX Market Data Analytics and OMS
• Expert in core Java
• Experience in building/dealing with high throughput messaging APIs middleware products and low latency market data feed handlers
• Proficiency in KDB/Q for analytics

Preferred qualifications capabilities and skills

• Technical knowledge of Python shell scripts in Linux/Unix environment will be considered favourably