JPMorgan Chase
Software Engineer III - Trading Platform Development
$138K–$185K
Jersey City, NJ · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years applied experience; formal training or certification is also required.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Develops and supports Java-based services for a multi-asset trading platform, with a focus on scalable, secure, and reliable systems.
What you'll do
- Design, build, deploy, and maintain applications and microservices aligned with business requirements.
- Contribute to API and architecture design, documentation, code reviews, testing, monitoring, and operational stability.
- Use authorized AI development tools to support coding, testing, troubleshooting, and documentation, validating outputs for correctness and security.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and applied experience.
- Hands-on experience with core Java, system design, application development, testing, CI/CD, and operational support.
- Experience with messaging or streaming technologies, SQL and NoSQL databases, caching systems, distributed systems, and microservices or RESTful APIs.
- Experience with AWS, DevOps toolchains, and agile, test-driven delivery; practical experience using authorized AI-assisted development tools and applying responsible AI practices.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with React.
- Familiarity with trading systems; FIX protocol exposure is a plus.
Pay
USD 137,750.00-$185,000.00 base salary
Tools
Java, Kafka, IBM MQ, Rabbit MQ, MSK, Redis, AWS, React
AI focus
Uses enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development tools for coding, refactoring, test creation, troubleshooting, and documentation; validates outputs and follows responsible AI, data-sensitivity, security, and resiliency practices.
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