Java/React Full Stack Software Engineer III

J.P. Morgan; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is seeking a Software Engineer III to enhance technology products within Corporate Technology. This role demands expertise in designing secure and scalable software solutions, with proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, and Agile methodologies. The ideal candidate will bring both formal engineering training and hands-on coding experience in a corporate environment. This position is based in London and offers opportunities for professional growth and innovation.

Qualifications

• Proficient coding experience in multiple programming languages.
• Hands-on experience with application development and operational stability.
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver technology products for corporate governance.
• Implement critical technology solutions across business functions.
• Identify and drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture.

Skills

Programming in Java

Spring Boot

SQL

Microservices

Kubernetes

React

Agile methodologies

Education

Formal training in software engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

NodeJS

Job description

Overview

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

As a Software Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Technology – Corporate Oversight & Governance group, you will be a seasoned member of an agile team, tasked with designing and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products that are secure, stable, and scalable. Your role involves implementing critical technology solutions across multiple technical domains, supporting various business functions to achieve the firm’s business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficient in coding in Java, Spring boot, JPA, SQL, REST
• Experience with working on micro services, distributed architecture, Kubernetes and Kafka
• Proficient in modern front-end technologies like React, Angular, TypeScript, CSS, HTML, NodeJS, NextJS
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Exposure to System Design
• Proficient in cloud technologies