Lead Java Software Engineer - Backend

J.P. Morgan; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UK is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to enhance their digital banking experience. The role involves developing robust software solutions, managing a growing team, and ensuring system reliability. Candidates should have extensive experience in Java programming and effective test design. This position offers the opportunity to work in an inclusive environment committed to technological advancement.

Qualifications

• Recent hands-on professional experience as a Lead Software Backend Engineer.
• Experience with mission-critical software applications security.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Build best in class business products using domain modeling techniques.
• Ensure zero downtime during software releases.
• Support products through their entire lifecycle including incident management.
• Manage and mentor a growing team while staying hands-on.

Skills

Java programming

Software engineering concepts

Effective test design

Collaboration with non-engineering teams

Communication skills

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Job description

At JP Morgan Chase, we understand that customers seek exceptional value and a seamless experience from a trusted financial institution. That's why we launched Chase UK to transform digital banking with intuitive and enjoyable customer journeys. With a strong foundation of trust established by millions of customers in the US, we have been rapidly expanding our presence in the UK and soon across Europe. We have been building the bank of the future from the ground up, offering you the chance to join us and make a significant impact.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the International Consumer Bank, you will play a crucial role in this initiative, dedicated to delivering an outstanding banking experience to our customers. You will work in a collaborative environment as part of a diverse, inclusive, and geographically distributed team. We are seeking individuals with a curious mindset and a keen interest in new technology. Our engineers are naturally solution-oriented and possess an interest in the financial sector and focus on addressing our customer needs. We work in teams focused on providing Testing Technologies across functional domains.

Job responsibilities

• Use domain modeling techniques to allow us to build best in class business products.
• Structure software so that it is easy to understand, test and evolve.
• Build solutions that avoid single points of failure, using scalable architectural patterns.
• Develop secure code so that our customers and ourselves are protected from malicious actors.
• Promptly investigate and fix issues and ensure they do not resurface in the future.
• Make sure our releases happen with zero downtime for our end-users.
• See that our data is written and read in a way that's optimized for our needs.
• Keep an eye on performance, making sure we use the right approach to identify and solve problems.
• Ensure our systems are reliable and easy to operate.
• Keep us up to date by continuously updating our technologies and patterns.
• Support the products you've built through their entire lifecycle, including in production and during incident management.
• Manage a growing team whilst remaining hands‑on and close to the code.

Required qualifications, capabilities & skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience.
• Recent hands‑on professional experience as a Lead Software Backend Engineer.
• Experience in coding in a recent version of the Java programming language.
• Experience in designing and implementing effective tests (unit, component, integration, end‑to‑end, performance, etc.).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Experience in collaboration and negotiation with non‑engineering teams to ensure timely delivery.
• Experience with operating, supporting and the security of mission critical software applications.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities & skills

• Experience in working in a highly regulated environment / industry.

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