Lead Java Engineer - ETF Tech, Oracle, Scalable Systems

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. invites a Lead Software Engineer to join the ETF Technology team in EMEA, delivering trusted market-leading tech products in a secure, scalable way.

You will work as a core contributor across multiple technical areas supporting the UCITS ETF business with assets under management near £5 billion. You will partner with platform technology, product strategy, portfolio management, and middle office teams to deliver resilient solutions while promoting AI-assisted engineering

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts with hands-on enterprise experience.
• Advanced hands-on experience in Java, with strong experience in Oracle databases, SQL, data design concepts, and scalable application development.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, including agile delivery, CI/CD, application resiliency, secure coding practices, testing, and production support.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated, proactive, adaptable, and keen to learn ETF, finance, and investment management concepts while demonstrating strong ownership of delivery and application stability.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting, with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions and break down complex technical problems.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code using Java, Oracle, and SQL, and reviews, debugs, enhances, and supports code written by others.
• Partners closely with business and technology stakeholders across ETF product strategy, portfolio management, platform teams, and middle office to deliver solutions aligned to business objectives.
• Identifies opportunities to improve operational stability through proactive monitoring, production support, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and automation of recurring issues.
• Drives adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the team to improve code quality, delivery speed, testing, troubleshooting, and operational outcomes, while ensuring validation, secure coding, peer review, and compliance with firmwide standards.

Skills

Java

Oracle databases

SQL

Agile delivery

CI/CD

Secure coding

Production support

Tools

React

AI-assisted tooling

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. invites a Lead Software Engineer to join the ETF Technology team in EMEA, delivering trusted market-leading tech products in a secure, scalable way.

You will work as a core contributor across multiple technical areas supporting the UCITS ETF business with assets under management near £5 billion. You will partner with platform technology, product strategy, portfolio management, and middle office teams to deliver resilient solutions while promoting AI-assisted engineering