Lead Software Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join their Corporate Sector AI/ML Data Platforms team in Glasgow. The role is integral to developing trusted technology products, ensuring operational stability, and leading communities of practice. Candidates should possess advanced programming skills and experience with agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with system design and application development.
• Strong proficiency in programming languages, particularly Python and Java.
• Advanced knowledge of software engineering concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure high-quality production code and debug existing code.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver new features.
• Lead evaluation sessions for new technologies and solutions.

Skills

Programming languages

Automation

Cloud experience

Agile methodologies

Software Development Life Cycle

Education

Formal training in software engineering concepts

Tools

AWS

Python

Java

Job description

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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 the Corporate Sector AI/ML Data Platforms team, 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
• 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 vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Adds to team culture of equity, respect, and inclusion
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features in Python.
• Optimizes Python applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Utilizes Java and AWS to support and enhance the primary Python development tasks.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming languages
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• 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 experience

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. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About The Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers, and employees up for success.