Job Description :

If you are a software engineering leader ready to take the reins and drive impact, we've got an opportunity just for you.

As a Director of Software Engineeringat JPMorganChase within the Equities Trading Technologies, you lead a technical area and drive impact within teams, technologies, and projects across departments. Utilize your in-depth knowledge of software, applications, technical processes, and product management to drive multiple complex projects and initiatives, while serving as a primary decision maker for your teams and be a driver of innovation and solution delivery.

Job Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and optimization of ultra-low-latency trading systems in C++ for equity derivatives market making across APAC exchanges
Architect exchange connectivity solutions for Asian markets including FIX protocol and native binary exchange protocols
Build and scale the Singapore engineering team, establishing hiring pipelines and university partnerships to grow the team from ground up
Define technology roadmap for trading systems expansion and drive strategic technical decisions across the region
Partner with global engineering peers in Hong Kong, New York, and London to deliver cross-region platform capabilities
Mentor and develop other engineers while fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement
Collaborate with trading desks, quantitative researchers, and business stakeholders to translate trading requirements into technical solutions
Champion firmwide frameworks, tools, and engineering best practices while driving adoption of modern development methodologies

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, or other related disciplines
10 or more years of software engineering experience in engineering concepts with 15+ years of applied experience, including 10+ years in trading systems
Expert-level proficiency in C++ development (C++14/17/20) with demonstrated experience building ultra-low-latency systems
Proven track record of building and scaling engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, and developing senior engineers
Strong knowledge of low-latency optimization techniques
Experience with exchange connectivity including FIX protocol, binary exchange protocols, TCP/UDP socket programming, and multicast market data
Expertise in designing, building, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems with high-availability and automatic failover
Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across global, matrixed organizations and drive consensus among senior stakeholders
Experience with configuration management, build tools, and continuous integration environments such as Jenkins

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

Direct experience with Asian exchange protocols
Knowledge of options Greeks, market making strategies, volatility trading, and derivatives pricing
Experience building market data feed handlers and order management systems for high-throughput, latency-sensitive environments
Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering practices

Director of Software Engineering, C++, Equities Trading Technologies