Full Stack Software Engineer II/III – Java and React

J.P. Morgan; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to drive innovation within their Risk Technology team. You will be involved in enhancing core applications and applying full-stack development skills using Java, React JS, and AWS technologies to build secure and efficient systems. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of experience and a strong background in public cloud solutions. This role promises the opportunity to impact critical systems and contribute to team culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied experience in software engineering.
• Hands-on experience in full-stack development and public cloud technologies.
• Familiarity with NoSQL document databases preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute standard software solutions and technical troubleshooting.
• Design, develop, code, and troubleshoot with consideration of system implications.
• Contribute to secure, stable application development.

Skills

Full-stack development with Java

React JS

Spring Boot

Micro-services architecture

Public cloud technologies (AWS)

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts

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