At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design and development of cutting-edge C++ trading systems for equity derivatives.
- Company: Join J.P. Morgan, a global leader in financial services with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, diverse work culture, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in finance while leading a talented engineering team.
- Qualifications: Expertise in C++, software engineering, and experience in building high-performance trading systems.
The predicted salary is between 118800 - 145200 £ per year.
Are you an experienced software engineering leader looking to make a meaningful impact? This could be the role for you. As a Director of Software Engineering (Executive Director) at JPMorgan Chase within Equities Trading Technologies, you will oversee a key technical domain and deliver results across teams, technologies, and cross-departmental projects. Drawing on your deep expertise in software development, application design, technical processes, and product management, you will spearhead multiple high-complexity initiatives, act as a key decision-maker for your teams, and champion a culture of innovation and effective.
Job Responsibilities
- Oversee the design, development, and performance tuning of ultra-low-latency C++ trading systems supporting equity derivatives market making (options/warrants).
- Set the technology roadmap for trading systems expansion and lead strategic technical decision-making across the region.
- Work closely with global engineering counterparts in New York, Singapore, and Hong Kong to deliver cross-regional platform capabilities.
- Guide and develop engineers at all levels while cultivating a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
- Engage with trading desks, quantitative researchers, and business stakeholders to translate trading requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Promote firmwide frameworks, tools, and engineering best practices, driving adoption of modern development methodologies.
- Grow and scale the EMEA engineering team from the ground up by establishing robust hiring pipelines and forging university partnerships.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Significant software engineering experience, with applied experience overall, as well as focused on trading systems.
- Expert-level command of C++ (C++17/20) with a strong track record of delivering ultra-low-latency systems.
- Demonstrated success in building and scaling engineering teams, including recruiting, mentoring, and developing senior-level talent.
- Proven expertise in architecting, building, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems with high availability and automatic failover.
- Ability to shape technical direction across global, matrixed organizations and build consensus among senior stakeholders.
- Deep understanding of low-latency optimization techniques and performance engineering.
- Hands-on experience with exchange connectivity, including FIX protocol, binary exchange protocols, TCP/UDP socket programming, and multicast market data.
- Proficiency with configuration management, build tooling, and CI environments such as Jenkins.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Direct exposure to European exchange protocols and regional market microstructure.
- Familiarity with options Greeks, market making strategies, volatility trading, and derivatives pricing models.
- Experience developing market data feed handlers and order management systems for high-throughput, latency-sensitive environments.
- Comfort with AI-assisted development tools and contemporary engineering practices.
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives. 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.
Director of eSoftware Engineering - C++, Equities Trading Technologies employer: JP Morgan Chase
At J.P. Morgan, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, particularly within our Global Financial Crimes Compliance team in EMEA. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion fosters a collaborative work culture where employees are empowered to grow and develop their skills in a dynamic environment. With access to comprehensive training and the opportunity to engage with a wide range of financial services, you will find meaningful and rewarding career advancement in a company that values your contributions.
