Senior Lead Software Engineer - C++ Developer

The Futures & Options Execution Technology team sits within Equities Technology and runs the end-to-end trading technology stack – supporting high-touch, low-touch and no-touch execution – for the #1 ranked FCM. In addition to our core franchise, we deliver critical trading capabilities across other JPMorganChase lines of business. We are in the midst of a significant multi-year investment and modernization program to build new, best-in-class internally developed platforms – replacing a mix of legacy in-house and vendor technologies.

The F&O Exchange Connectivity team sits within F&O Execution Technology. It is a globally distributed team, running proprietary and vendor venue gateways and supporting systems around the world. As a Senior Lead Software Engineer in the F&O Exchange Connectivity team, you will work on our proprietary software for venue connectivity, order management, market data and related systems for Futures & Options markets around the globe.

Job responsibilities:

• Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions.
• Apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges spanning multiple technologies and applications.
• Use AI-first engineering practices to accelerate C++ development, improve specification quality, increase test coverage, and reduce manual development friction while preserving human control and accountability.
• Develop, deploy and maintain software that is secure, supportable, stable, reliable, resilient, scalable, predictable and performant (latency and throughput).
• Work closely with our DevOps and Production Management teams who provide L1/L2 support.
• Review and debug code written by others.
• Provide technical guidance and direction to support the F&O business and all F&O technology teams.
• Drive decisions that influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes.
• Serve as a function-wide subject matter expert in your areas of focus.
• Contribute to the JPM engineering community, advocating firmwide frameworks, tools, and SDLC practices.
• Influence peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• A demonstrable enthusiasm for using AI to accelerate C++ development.
• Hands‑on practical experience of the C++ software lifecycle, including system design, development, automated testing (unit, system, integration, replay), deployment, debugging and maintenance.
• 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.
• Knowledge of modern C++ and C++ performance optimization.
• Knowledge of modern CPU architecture, sockets and networking.
• Working knowledge of electronic trading order management or market data flow, including recovery, and the financial instruments of any asset class.
• User-level knowledge of Linux.
• Ability to work to the quality expectations and SDLC requirements of a major investment bank.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Demonstrable experience with spec-driven development leveraging AI agents.
• Strong C++20+ proficiency, including templates and template metaprogramming.
• Proven low-latency systems experience (on the order of ~1s from message receive to send).
• Deep knowledge of modern x86 architecture (CPU micro-architecture, caches, memory hierarchy, NUMA).
• Expert understanding of market connectivity/protocols: FIX, exchange OMS/market-data protocols, sockets/TCP/IP/UDP, and kernel-bypass NIC APIs (e.g., ef_vi).
• Expertise designing and testing complex networked software systems, including custom network protocols and corresponding test strategies.
• Strong domain knowledge in electronic trading (algos/SOR/internalization), derivatives (futures/options), and Linux performance internals (kernel behavior, CPU isolation, core pinning), with a continuous‑improvement mindset.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.