Software Engineer III (JAVA and Python) | Glasgow, UK

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.

As a Software Engineer III-Java/Python at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Sector-Treasury and Chief Investment Office Technology team, you serve as a seasoned member of an Agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

This new role requires a driven individual who thrives in a fast-paced setting, takes ownership of tasks, and is comfortable working as part of an Agile team on solutions for the TCIO trading desk. The successful candidate will develop components to support trade execution/trade management functionality for financial products. The role requires knowledge of Agile Delivery Methodologies and Object-Oriented Design, whilst being able to excel as part of a team via excellent technical contribution, communication, and partnership.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and support the Trade Execution Platform, which is critical to trading and other business activities.
• Work with stakeholders to understand requirements, propose solutions, and deliver high-quality software solutions in a timely manner.
• Proactively identify improvements in the systems and processes to reduce risk and improve performance.
• Ensure clear communication with colleagues to align on technical solutions and business needs.
• Execute 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.
• Participate in the discovery and design phases and interact with other technology teams and stakeholders.
• Develop secure high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Actively contribute to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Contribute to the wider team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Hands-on experience with modern front-end technologies (React/Angular/Typescript).
• Exposure to Cloud platforms like Kubernetes/Cloud Foundry.
• Proficient in coding in one or more languages and frameworks such as Python, Pandas, Django, Java, Spring, SQL, MQ/Kafka.
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve in real-time and handle technical issues with a sense of urgency.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with non-technical colleagues to understand and address business needs.
• Solid technology background with experience in object-oriented programming and a commitment to writing clean, efficient, and scalable code.
• Good interpersonal skills and able to work effectively in a global team.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Financial Industry experience and familiarity with investment banking products - fixed income, derivatives.
• Project execution experience with strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with non-technical colleagues to understand and address business needs.
• Exposure to cloud technologies using AWS.

About Us

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.

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.

About the Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.