Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Markets Org, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You will assist in the development of Sigma - the firm's internal data visualization platform - its data adapter ecosystem, and an open-source streaming analytics engine built on WebAssembly and Apache Arrow. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Drives roadmap decisions on the C++/Rust → WebAssembly engine, Apache Arrow integration, custom element viewer plugins (datagrid, D3FC charting), and client/server WASM initialization pipeline
• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Helps architect and evolve the Sigma platform (Next.js 15 / React 18 / TypeScript), including its Zustand-based state management, Salt Design System component library, Dockview layout engine, and Emotion CSS-in-JS theming layer
• Develops and extends the Sigma Data Adapters library - a suite of TypeScript adapters ( Hydra, AMPS, KDB, WebSocket, SCX, Udex, and others) that stream data from internal JPMC APIs into Perspective Tables
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives WebAssembly performance tuning and ensures efficient data serialization via Apache Arrow across browser and server contexts
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• At least 10 years of relevant experience in software engineering
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced proficiency in TypeScript and JavaScript with deep experience in the React ecosystem (hooks, memoization, refs, custom elements interop)
• Strong experience with modern front-end frameworks such as Next.js (App Router), webpack, and esbuild
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods (Jenkins, SonarQube, code-coverage gating)
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Experience with component-driven development and testing workflows (Storybook, Jest, Cypress component testing)
• Demonstrated proficiency in state management patterns (Zustand, or equivalent), including persisted and devtools-instrumented stores
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience (Gaia Cloud or comparable PaaS)

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Direct experience with FINOS Perspective - its viewer API, plugin system, table/view lifecycle, and data-binding model
• Working knowledge of WebAssembly (compiling C++ or Rust to WASM, debugging WASM modules, optimizing load and execution performance)
• Familiarity with Apache Arrow as an in-memory columnar data format and its role in high-performance browser-based analytics
• Experience building or extending Web Components / Custom Elements and Shadow DOM styling
• Familiarity with the D3.js ecosystem (particularly D3FC) for custom financial chart rendering

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