Lead Scala/Java Engineer — AI‑Driven Cloud & Data Platforms

JPMorganChase; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within the Data Platforms team of the Chief Data & Analytics Office. You will contribute to trusted, scalable technology products in a secure, cloud-native environment, applying Scala/Java expertise and AI-assisted practices.

You will shape architecture, drive engineering excellence, and collaborate across business functions to solve complex problems with innovative solutions in a fast-paced, agile setting.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, development, testing, and operations.
• Applied experience in Scala and Java.
• Experience working with asynchronous runtimes like Cats Effect.
• Leadership in using AI-assisted software development tools and code review.

Responsibilities

• Leads the engineering of cutting-edge solutions in metadata, meta-modelling and distributed systems.
• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting to build solutions.
• Develops secure and high-quality production code and reviews code written by others.
• Drives team adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and outcomes.
• Applies knowledge of SDLC tools to improve automation and value realization.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation and improve operational stability.

Skills

Scala

Java

Asynchronous runtimes

AI-assisted tooling

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Cloud native

Tools

Shapeless

Magnolia

SQL/NoSQL

Job description

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within the Data Platforms team of the Chief Data & Analytics Office. You will contribute to trusted, scalable technology products in a secure, cloud-native environment, applying Scala/Java expertise and AI-assisted practices.

You will shape architecture, drive engineering excellence, and collaborate across business functions to solve complex problems with innovative solutions in a fast-paced, agile setting.