Jobshare - Software Engineer UX/technical writer- Part Time

J.P. MORGAN-1; England; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A global financial services leader is seeking a Software Engineer II for a part-time jobshare role at 19 hours per week. The ideal candidate will enhance, design, and deliver software components while also focusing on user experience and technical documentation. This position requires technical writing proficiency alongside relevant modern programming skills. The role supports flexible working arrangements and is key to ensuring high-quality code and system stability.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of applied experience in software engineering.
• Hands-on experience in system design and application development.
• Excellent technical writing skills required.

Responsibilities

• Write secure and high-quality code with minimal guidance.
• Design and troubleshoot technical solutions for applications.
• Gather and analyze data to inform decision-making.

Skills

Software engineering concepts

Technical writing

User interface design

Agile methodologies

Debugging

Education

Formal training or certification

Tools

Programming languages

Database querying languages

Front-end technologies

Cloud technologies

Job description

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join JPMorgan, this role is a Jobshare (part‑time hours where 2 people share the responsibility of the role). If this is the flexibility you need, this could be the role for you.

UX design / Technical writer

As a Software Engineer II at JPMorgan Chase, you are part of an agile team that works to enhance, design, and deliver the software components of the firm’s state‑of‑the‑art technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As an emerging member of a software engineering team, you will focus on the user experience and technical writing side of multiple components within a technical product, application, or system, while gaining the skills and experience needed to grow within your role.

Job Responsibilities

• Executes standard software solution, design, development, and technical troubleshooting
• Writes secure and high‑quality code using the syntax of at least one programming language with limited guidance
• Designs, develops, codes, and troubleshoots with consideration of user experience, upstream / downstream systems and technical implications
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain to improve the value realized by automation
• Write clear and concise technical product documentation / user guides
• Applies technical troubleshooting to breakdown solutions and solve technical problems of basic complexity
• Gathers, analyzes, and draws conclusions from large, diverse data sets to identify problems and contribute to decision‑making in service of secure, stable application development
• Learns and applies system processes, methodologies, and skills for the development of secure, stable code and systems

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 2+ years applied experience
• 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
• Demonstrated ability to code in one or more languages
• Experience across the whole Software Development Life Cycle
• Exposure to agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Emerging knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Excellent technical writing skills
• Previous experience designing User interfaces
• Familiarity with modern front‑end technologies (preferred)
• Exposure to cloud technologies (preferred)

Your Pathway to Jobsharing at JPMorgan - IT'S A 2 BRAINER!

At JPMorgan we are passionate about supporting different ways of working to support our talent in the flexibility they need. We know that Jobshare is a fantastic way to hire talent for the firm that offers both the flexibility that you need whilst providing the consistency that our business requires. Jobshare is 2 people working part‑time hours with full‑time powers.

This role is part of a Jobshare o opportunity and therefore a part‑time role at 19 hours.

About Us

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.

About The Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.