Java Software Engineer III

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in Bournemouth is looking for a Software Engineer III to enhance and deliver innovative technology products within a pivotal agile team. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in software engineering, strong skills in languages such as Java, and familiarity with design patterns and agile methodologies. This role offers a rewarding opportunity to advance your career.

Qualifications

• Hands-on practical experience in system design and application development.
• Strong knowledge of design patterns and their application.
• Experience in developing and debugging code in a corporate environment.

Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions and develop high-quality production code.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications.
• Analyze large data sets to identify problems and contribute to decision-making.

Skills

Java

Java EE

Spring

Hibernate

React

JavaScript

Agile methodologies

Messaging technologies

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Jenkins

JUnit

Maven

Git

Oracle

Sybase

Job description

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 Securities Services Technology, specifically the Instruction Capture sub‑line of business, your role will be pivotal in an agile team, focusing on the enhancement, design, and delivery of our innovative technology products.

Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with an ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems, with consideration of upstream and downstream systems and technical implications.
• 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 within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain to improve the value realized by automation.
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets to identify problems and contribute to decision‑making in service of secure, stable application development.
• 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

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience.
• Hands‑on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficient in coding in one or more languages such as Java (11 or 21) and Java EE, using Java Frameworks such as Spring & Hibernate, React and JavaScript.
• Strong knowledge of design patterns and their application in problem solving.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages like Oracle or Sybase and industry standard tools like Jenkins, JUnit, Maven and Git.
• Hands‑on experience working on messaging technologies like JMS and MQ.
• 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

• Familiarity with modern front‑end technologies.
• Exposure to cloud technologies – PCF, AWS.

About Us

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.