Full Stack Software Engineer II/III - Java and React

J.P. MORGAN-1; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in the City of London is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to drive innovation within mission-critical systems. The role involves full-stack development with expertise in Java, React JS, and AWS, among other technologies. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience and a passion for secure application development in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years applied experience in software engineering.
• Hands-on practical experience in full-stack development.
• Experience in developing and maintaining code in a corporate environment.

Responsibilities

• Executes standard software solutions and technical troubleshooting.
• Writes secure and high-quality code using programming languages.
• Gathers and analyzes diverse data sets to contribute to decision-making.

Skills

Java

React JS

Spring Boot

Micro-services architecture

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts

Job description

Job Description

You’ll be at the centre of a rapidly growing team and applying your engineering skillsets to drive innovation of mission‑critical systems.

You will have a chance to make a huge impact as we embark on an exciting journey to modernise our core applications on our transformation to AWS Public Cloud that will allow us to deliver more for our business stakeholders and faster.

As an experienced Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Risk Technology, you will be part of an agile team that works to enhance, design, and deliver the software components in faster and more efficient ways.

Job responsibilities

• Executes standard software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting
• Writes secure and high‑quality code using the syntax of at least one programming language with limited guidance
• Designs, develops, codes, and troubleshoots with consideration of upstream and downstream systems and technical implications
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain to improve the value realized by automation
• Applies technical troubleshooting to break down solutions and solve technical problems of basic complexity
• Gathers, analyzes, and draws conclusions from large, diverse data sets to identify problems and contribute to decision‑making in service of secure, stable application development
• Learns and applies system processes, methodologies, and skills for the development of secure, stable code and systems
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands‑on practical experience in full‑stack development with Java, React JS, Sprint Boot and Micro‑services architecture
• Hands‑on practical experience in public cloud technologies and CI/CD - AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
• Hands‑on practical experience across the whole Software Development Life Cycle - system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with modern front‑end technologies - Next.JS, Micro Front‑End Architectures, Vite
• Familiarity with NoSQL document databases - MongoDB

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. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

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.