Lead Software Engineer, Quant Developer, Equities Technology - Prime Services

  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • 03/02/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

Lead Software Engineer, Quant Developer, Equities Technology - Prime Services Description

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 Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB), Equities Technology - Prime Services team, youare an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

Job responsibilities
  • Write high-quality Python code for front-office Technology Systems.
  • Collaborate closely with Traders and Quantitative Researchers to deliver solutions that enhance trading and execution workflows.
  • Create alignment with stakeholders, both technical and non-technical.
  • 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, and 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.
  • Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
  • Add to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

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

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
  • In-depth knowledge of Capital Markets and Equity Market Microstructure
  • Strong knowledge of electronic trading workflows across pre-trade analytics, signal generation, execution algorithms and post-trade analysis.
  • Advanced proficiency in Python.
  • Strong analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to translate business and quant requirements into scalable target architectures and implementation roadmaps.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
  • Hands on experience in Quantitative Trading and/or Market Analysis.
  • Familiarity and prior experience on KDB/q will be beneficial.
  • Knowledge of FIX, Market Data, Order Management Systems will be a strong plus.
  • Prior experience with SecDB / Athena / Quartz platforms is advantageous but not required.
  • Data streaming knowledge on frameworks likeKafka,AMPSwill be beneficial.