Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a global leader in financial services as a Lead Software Engineer in Glasgow. You'll be part of an agile team responsible for developing innovative software solutions, ensuring high-quality production code, and driving operational stability in a fast-paced financial environment. This position offers the chance to work at the intersection of technology and finance while cultivating a diverse and inclusive team culture.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in delivering system design and application development.
• Advanced in programming languages with practical cloud-native experience.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions and technical troubleshooting.
• Lead delivery of features across the development lifecycle.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational stability of software applications.

Skills

Software Engineering concepts

System design

Application development

Testing and operational stability

Agile methodologies

Technical processes in cloud

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning

Education

Formal training in Software Engineering

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

JavaScript

Kafka

SQL

NoSQL Databases

Cloud services

Job description

Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Glasgow, United Kingdom Apply now Posted 2 months ago Permanent Competitive

Lead Software Engineer

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 Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) Payments, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develops secure, high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Leads triage and resolution of adhoc, client-impacting issues
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external and internal teams to drive outcome-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Own the delivery of features across the development lifecycle both independently and with the team, including design, implementation, testing, and support
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Software Engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proficient with
  • Java with Spring Boot
  • JavaScript
  • Kafka
  • SQL and NoSQL Databases
• Cloud Certifications
• Experience mentoring junior talent

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.

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