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Software Engineer [Multiple Positions Available]

J.P. Morgan

J.P. Morgan

Software Engineering
Jersey City, NJ, USA
USD 175k-185k / year + Equity
Posted on Mar 30, 2026

DESCRIPTION:

Duties: Design and develop cloud-based financial service solutions for PostTrade technologies and margin calculation systems. Develop and implement user interfaces for new applications to ensure a seamless and engaging user experience. Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development. Create secure, high-quality, clean, and efficient production code, maintain algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems, and ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of our PostTrade technology. Develop, analyze, and fix complex database code and write packages, procedures, functions, and SQLs. Optimize and tune SQL queries to improve performance and ensure efficient data retrieval. Develop and maintain observability tools and dashboards to monitor system health, performance, and availability, ensuring quick detection and resolution of issues. Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, thinking creatively to overcome challenges and improve user interaction. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. Work closely with cross-functional product teams, participate in code reviews, and provide constructive feedback to ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards. Participate in agile development processes, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum education and experience required: Bachelor's degree in Applied Computer Science, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Applications, or related field of study plus five (5) years of experience in the job offered or as Software Engineer, Software Developer, Application Developer, IT Architect, or related occupation. The employer will alternatively accept a Master's degree in Applied Computer Science, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Applications, or related field of study plus three (3) years of experience in the job offered or as Software Engineer, Software Developer, Application Developer, IT Architect, or related occupation.

Skills Required: This position requires three (3) years of experience with the following: developing web-based applications using Java and J2EE technologies, the Spring framework, and Spring Boot; developing web-based applications using microservices architectures and RESTful APIs; and designing and developing cloud-based financial service solutions for PostTrade technologies and Margin Calculation systems using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices. This position requires two (2) years of experience with the following: developing solutions for the migration of on-premises systems to AWS cloud leveraging REST APIs and using AWS services including ECS, EKS, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and Terraform; developing user interfaces using technologies including React, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS; using and building testing frameworks with Mockito, Cucumber, and RestAssured to implement test cases prior to check-in of the code base; performing data manipulation, data structuring, data design flow, and query optimization using programming languages including SQL and PL/SQL; using messaging technologies including MQ, Kafka, AWS EventBridge, and AWS SNS and SQS to design and implement real-time data streaming solutions, manage Kafka clusters, and integrate Kafka with various data processing systems for message delivery across distributed environments; and working with Unix and Linux operating systems to debug issues for applications deployed on Unix boxes. This position requires one (1) year of experience with the following: working with RDBMS to manage databases including Oracle for on-prem and Postgres and NoSQL databases including Cassandra for cloud.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set, and location. For those in eligible roles, discretionary incentive compensation which may be awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process. In addition, please visit: https://careers.jpmorgan.com/us/en/about-us.

Job Location: 575 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07310.

Full-Time. Salary: $175,000.00-$185,000.00 per year.


JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans


J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.
Design and develop cloud-based financial service solutions for PostTrade technologies and margin calculation systems.