Develop and optimize C++17/20 low-latency trading systems for options market making and volatility execution. Build high-throughput market data and order flow platforms, implement exchange connectivity, troubleshoot production systems, and produce architecture artifacts. The role requires performance optimization, socket programming, real-time messaging, secure coding, testing, operational stability, and responsible use of AI-assisted development tools. Knowledge of derivatives pricing, market data handlers, order management systems, and mentoring is preferred.
We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.
As a Software Engineer III at JPMorganChase within the Equities Technology (C++ low latency) team under the Commercial and Investment Bank (CIB) Technology team, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.
Job responsibilities
As a Software Engineer III at JPMorganChase within the Equities Technology (C++ low latency) team under the Commercial and Investment Bank (CIB) Technology team, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.
Job responsibilities
- Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
- Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
- Design and implement an Option Market Making and Volatility execution platform across the trading stack
- Develop and optimize performance-critical C++ (C++17/20) components with low-latency focus
- Build low-latency, high-throughput systems handling real-time market data and order flow
- Leverages enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity across complex deliverables (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards; contributes learnings and reusable patterns to improve broader team effectiveness.
- Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
- Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
- Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
- Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 2+ years applied experience on software engineering and building trading systems
- Expert proficiency in modern C++ (C++17/20) in performance-critical production systems
- Strong low-latency optimization skills (memory management, data structures, Linux systems programming)
- Experience with TCP/UDP socket programming and real-time messaging architectures
- Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
- Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
- Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, test creation, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
- Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; ability to guide peers on safe and effective usage within team practices.
- Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Knowledge of options, derivatives pricing, Greeks, and market making strategies
- Experience building market data feed handlers and/or order management systems
- Familiarity with exchange connectivity protocols (FIX, native/binary protocols)
- Experience mentoring and developing engineers in a trading technology environment
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JPMorganChase San Francisco, California, USA Office
San Francisco, CA, United States
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