Java Sr Lead Software Engineer - OMS/Sales VP

JP Morgan Chase; Greater London; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in the United Kingdom seeks a highly skilled backend engineer to design, develop, and secure high-volume Java applications. You will lead AI-assisted development practices, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure robust production systems on AWS and Terraform platforms.

The role emphasizes cloud-native design, operational stability, and coaching senior engineers on compliant AI usage while maintaining strong security and resiliency standards.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced Java experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in back-end technologies, notably Java, Spring Boot, high-performance Java, thread safety, lockless approaches, and controlled object generation for high-volume systems.
• Experience with AWS and Terraform-based deliveries.
• Hands-on experience designing and building scalable applications using SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience leading the use of enterprise AI-assisted development tools and setting team expectations for validating AI outputs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to business and technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review others' code.
• Drive adoption and governance of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality and delivery speed.
• Establish measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing, release readiness).
• Promote reuse of proven patterns and automation across the SDLC and toolchain.
• Apply knowledge of SDLC tools and AI-assisted capabilities to scale automation value.
• Drive decisions influencing product design, functionality, and operations.
• Act as a subject matter expert and contribute to the engineering community.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Terraform

SQL

NoSQL

Security

AI-assisted tooling

System design

Coaching/mentoring

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Salary: £62,000 - 102,000 per year

Requirements:

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience in Java
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficiency in back-end technologies, notably Java, Spring Boot, high-performance Java, thread safety, lockless approaches, and controlled object generation practices for high-volume systems
• Demonstrated ability to independently solve design and functionality challenges with minimal supervision, leveraging modern AI techniques
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS and Terraform-based deliveries
• Hands-on experience designing and building scalable applications using SQL and NoSQL databases
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment, with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs and outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations
• Experience coaching senior engineers and leads on compliant usage patterns and controls
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Practical cloud native experience

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical guidance and direction to support our business, technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Develop secure and high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others
• Drive adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes
• Establish measurable validation standards such as secure coding, peer review, automated testing, and release readiness
• Promote reuse of proven patterns and automation within our SDLC and TLM toolchain
• Apply knowledge of tools within our Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale
• Drive decisions that influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Serve as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Actively contribute to our engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Cloud
• Support
• Java
• NoSQL
• SQL
• Security
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• Terraform

More:

We are JPMorganChase, a global leader in financial services and the Commercial & Investment Bank, serving corporations, governments, wealthy individuals, and institutional investors across more than 100 countries. Our Global Sales OMS technology group in EMEA, with a focus on NAMR operations, is an agile team that pushes the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. We value diversity and inclusion, offer reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees, and are committed to building trusted, long-term partnerships with our clients.

last updated 36 week of 2026