KYC Lead Software Engineer | Glasgow, UK

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

Job summary

A global leader in financial services is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join their Client Onboarding & Know Your Customer Technology team. You will be responsible for leading a technical team and mentoring members while developing innovative software solutions. The ideal candidate has advanced Java expertise and experience in building large enterprise applications. This role offers excellent growth opportunities in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in Java with formal training.
• Experience in building large enterprise applications.
• Technical breadth in multiple programming and database technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal training on Java concepts.
• Lead technical teams to deliver solutions.
• Mentor team members with design and architecture advice.

Skills

Java concepts

J2EE

Spring

ORM

Kafka

Elastic Search

Distributed Cache

MongoDB

Cloud-native development

Kubernetes

Education

Formal training or certification on Java

Tools

PCF

SQL

Job description

Job Description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Client Onboarding & Know Your Customer Technology team, you will dive into creating innovative solutions that advance businesses and careers. You'll join an inspiring and curious team of technologists dedicated to improving the design, analytics, development, coding, testing, and application programming that goes into creating high-quality software and new products. You will be responsible for keeping the team and key stakeholders informed about development progress.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide formal training or certification on Java concepts and demonstrate proficient advanced experience.
• Lead a strong technical team(s) to deliver business solutions.
• Serve as a role model and mentor, providing technical guidance, design, and architecture advice.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Java concepts with advanced proficiency.
• Experience in building large enterprise applications beyond exposing REST endpoints on databases.
• Technical breadth in areas such as J2EE, Spring, ORM, Kafka, Elastic Search, Distributed Cache, MongoDB, etc.
• Experience with cloud-native application development based on the 12-factor methodology.
• Experience managing applications on cloud platforms like PCF or containers such as Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented design and concepts.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, caching, multithreading, messaging, and asynchronous communication.
• Experience building highly available and high-performance enterprise applications.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Exposure to UI frameworks like React or Angular.
• Proficiency in SQL and database development.

Our Client Onboarding & Know Your Customer Technology team relies on smart, driven individuals to develop applications and provide tech support across our corporate functions, touching lives across the financial spectrum and divisions including Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and the Corporate Administrative Office. You will be part of a team built to meet and exceed our evolving technology needs and controls.

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals, and institutional investors. Our approach to serving clients is first-class, and we aim to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients succeed.

We value diversity and inclusion and are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on protected attributes and provide accommodations for religious practices, mental health, or physical disabilities. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting accommodations.

About the Team

Our professionals in corporate functions cover areas from finance and risk to HR and marketing. Our corporate teams are essential in setting our businesses, clients, customers, and employees up for success.

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