Lead Software Engineer - Java and Kafka

Join us and shape the future of financial technology with Prime Finance Services. You’ll have the opportunity to push boundaries, deliver market-leading solutions, and grow your career in a fast-paced, global environment. Collaborate with top technologists across Hong Kong, Singapore, Glasgow, and Mumbai. We value creativity, inclusion, and technical excellence—your ideas and expertise will make a real impact. If you’re ready to lead and innovate, this is your chance to thrive.

Job Summary:

As a Lead Software Engineer in Prime Finance Services, you will architect and deliver cutting-edge, AI-driven workflows and solutions that add value to our business. You’ll work as part of a global team, enhancing and building trusted technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way.

Your role will focus on transforming our equity finance platform, partnering with diverse teams to drive business success. You will foster a culture of creativity and inclusion while tackling large-scale engineering challenges.

Job Responsibilities:

Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting

Lead with an AI-driven approach in daily tasks

Spearhead the design and development of real-time, mission-critical trading platforms using Java Tackle large-scale engineering challenges with technologies like Kafka Innovate, troubleshoot, and optimize for performance and stability

Inspire and foster a culture of creativity, inclusion, and technical excellence

Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions

Drive system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

Optimize low latency applications through testing and debugging

Lead and contribute to all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle Promote advanced understanding of CI/CD, application resiliency, and security

Required Qualifications , Capabilities, and

Skills:

Expertise in GenAI usage

Experience transforming Software Engineering with an AI-first approach

Understanding of Prime Finance business, especially Securities Lending Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts

Experience developing event-driven and batch Java applications in financial services

Proficiency in Java/Spring, data structures, and performance tuning

Solid experience with Kafka Proficiency in testing and debugging low latency applications

Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle Advanced understanding of CI/CD, application resiliency, and security

Knowledge of industry-wide technology trends and best practices

Open-mindedness and willingness to learn

Ability to work collaboratively in large teams

Proficiency in software applications and technical processes within technical disciplines (cloud, AI, machine learning, mobile, etc.)Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and

Skills:

UI development experience in React JSWhy Join Us?

Be part of a global team that values creativity, inclusion, and technical excellence. You’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, grow your skills, and collaborate with talented professionals across the world.

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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