Java Software Engineer II

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in the Greater London area seeks a Software Engineer II to implement secure, scalable applications within the Commercial and Investment Bank. You will join an agile team to deliver critical technology solutions and help shape the future of financial technology.

You will work with Java/Spring Boot, REST services, Linux/Unix environments, and modern data and cloud-focused tools to support production systems, improve reliability, and drive continuous improvement across the software

Qualifications

• Experience with Java/Spring Boot and REST-based services.
• Proficiency with Unix/Linux and system investigations.
• SDLC knowledge and hands-on development experience.

Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions and troubleshoots complex issues beyond routine tasks.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and maintains algorithms.
• Gathers and visualizes data to support continuous improvement of apps.
• Identify patterns to improve coding hygiene and system architecture.
• Contribute to diversity, inclusion, and respect within the team.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Unix/Linux

CI/CD

Agile

Cloud

Security

Data & Analytics

Tools

Splunk

Apache Kafka

Grafana

Job description

Are you ready to make a real impact with your technical skills? At JPMorganChase, you’ll collaborate with talented colleagues to deliver trusted, market-leading technology products. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, work on challenging projects, and help shape the future of financial technology. We value diversity, inclusion, and respect, creating an environment where you can thrive. Your contributions will help us achieve our business goals and drive continuous improvement.

As a Software Engineer II in the Commercial and Investment Bank, you will play a pivotal role in implementing critical technology solutions across multiple domains. You will work within an agile team to enhance, build, and deliver secure, stable, and scalable products. You’ll support various business functions, contribute to team culture, and help us achieve our objectives. Your technical expertise will drive innovation and ensure the reliability of our systems.

Job responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, 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
• 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
• Contribute to a culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Expertise in Java technologies/frameworks such as Spring/Spring Boot, and REST based services
• Proficiency in Unix/Linux environments, ability to navigate the system, investigate processes and logs
• Hands-on practical experience in 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
• 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

• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
• Exposure to cloud technologies, Splunk, Apache Kafka, Grafana