Engineering Manager: Java & Scalable Finance Tech

Next Frontier Capital; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in the United Kingdom is seeking a Manager Software Engineer for the Finance Technology Team. You will guide a team of engineers to deliver secure, scalable software solutions and align projects with business objectives.

You will lead technical deliverables, drive process improvements, and foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Your leadership will help shape the future of our technology and our team's success.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage software engineering teams delivering quality software.
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in coding in one or more languages such as Java or Spark.
• Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment.
• Knowledge of modern programming and database querying languages.
• Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Solid grasp of agile methodologies, including CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, AI, machine learning, mobile).
• Ability to solve data-oriented problems using technologies such as SQL, relational databases, Spark, and NoSQL.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction, oversight, and coaching for a team of software engineers.
• Ensure successful collaboration across teams and stakeholders.
• Lead and manage large‑scale technical deliverables with your team.
• Execute software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting.
• Define and lead technology and process implementations to achieve firmwide objectives.
• Identify hidden problems and patterns in data to drive improvements.
• Promote coding hygiene and system architecture enhancements.
• Foster a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.
• Provide leadership and direction to multiple feature teams regionally and globally.

Skills

Team leadership

Software engineering

System design

CI/CD

Security

Problem solving

Data-driven analysis

Education

Software engineering certification

Tools

Java

Scala

Spark

SQL

NoSQL

Cloud

Job description

JPMorganChase in the United Kingdom is seeking a Manager Software Engineer for the Finance Technology Team. You will guide a team of engineers to deliver secure, scalable software solutions and align projects with business objectives.

You will lead technical deliverables, drive process improvements, and foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Your leadership will help shape the future of our technology and our team's success.