Lead Java Engineer - FinTech, Scalable & Secure Systems

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Post Trade Technology to drive secure, scalable fintech products within an agile team.

You will contribute to design, development, testing and production readiness, collaborating with internal teams and external partners to deliver resilient solutions. The role emphasizes architecture exploration, automation, and the use of modern technologies across cloud-native environments, with a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and professional growth

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in system design, development, testing and operations.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages.
• Experience with automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Familiar with the Software Development Life Cycle and agile practices.
• Knowledge of cloud-native solutions and security best practices.
• Understanding of financial services IT systems and operations.
• Experience with modern tech stacks and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions and provide design, development and debugging.
• Develop secure, production-grade code and review peers' work.
• Identify automation opportunities to reduce recurring issues.
• Lead evaluation sessions with vendors, startups, and internal teams.
• Drive architectural design discussions and technology credentials.
• Foster communities of practice across Software Engineering.
• Promote adoption of new technologies and inclusive culture.

Skills

System design

Application development

CI/CD and DevOps

SDLC mastery

Agile methodologies

Cloud native engineering

Financial services domain knowledge

Tools

Java

Oracle

Kubernetes

ReactJS

JavaScript

RabbitMQ (RMQ)

Kafka

Job description

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Post Trade Technology to drive secure, scalable fintech products within an agile team.

You will contribute to design, development, testing and production readiness, collaborating with internal teams and external partners to deliver resilient solutions. The role emphasizes architecture exploration, automation, and the use of modern technologies across cloud-native environments, with a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and professional growth