Java Software Engineer III

Next Frontier Capital; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Software Engineer to join the CIB – Markets Technology team in the UK. The role focuses on designing, building, and delivering scalable and secure software solutions within a fast-paced, agile environment.

As a core technical contributor, you will work across multiple technologies to enhance and deliver trusted market-leading products, while leveraging AI-assisted tools under peer review and secure coding standards.

Qualifications

• Proficient in coding in Java 8/11/17 and above.
• Demonstrated hands-on expertise in Spring Boot for RESTful microservices.
• Experience with system design, development, testing and operational stability.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable and resilient systems using Java.
• Provide secure, production-ready code and maintain algorithms.
• Produce architecture artifacts and ensure design constraints are met.
• Analyze large data sets to drive software improvements.
• Contribute to architecture, tooling, and best practices.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful microservices

Agile / CI/CD

AI-assisted development tools

Secure coding

Data analysis & visualization

Tools

Swagger/OpenAPI

NoSQL databases

Job description

Push the limits of what's possible with us as an experienced member of our Software Engineering team.

As a Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the CIB – Markets Technology, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for delivering critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable and resilient systems using Java to contribute to continual, iterative improvements for product teams
• Execute software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problem
• Create secure and high-quality production code and maintain algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Produce and contribute to architecture and design artifacts for applications while ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Gather, analyze, synthesize, and develop visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Identify hidden problems and patterns in data and use these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contribute to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Leverage enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards
• Apply knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation
• Add to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proficient in coding in Java 8/11/17 and above
• Demonstrated, hands‑on expertise in Spring Boot for building RESTful microservices, including configuration, dependency injection, and production‑ready deployments.
• Hands‑on practical experience in 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
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as continuous integration/continuous delivery, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Hands‑on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, testing, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate and validate AI-generated outputs
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations etc.)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
• Exposure to cloud technologies, specifically Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Familiarity with NoSQL database such as Cassandra/MongoDb

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.

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. Serve as an emerging member of an agile team to enhance, build and deliver technology products with our dynamic, innovative team