Lead Software Engineer - Backend Engineer - Chase UK

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A major global banking institution is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to develop cloud-native applications in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong Java programming skills and experience with cloud technologies, particularly AWS. Responsibilities include delivering end-to-end solutions, ensuring system security, and supporting products throughout their lifecycle. Strong communication skills and a background in software engineering are essential. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to transforming digital banking in the UK.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering.
• Recent hands-on experience as a back-end software engineer.
• Experience coding in Java.
• Experience designing and implementing effective tests.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Knowledge of messaging frameworks.
• Understanding of relational data stores.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end solutions using cloud-native microservices.
• Structure software for ease of understanding and maintenance.
• Develop secure code to protect against malicious actors.
• Ensure zero downtime during releases.
• Support products throughout their lifecycle.

Skills

Software engineering concepts

Back-end software engineering

Java programming

Cloud technologies

Distributed systems

RESTful APIs

Messaging frameworks

Communication skills

Tools

AWS

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 specific products and projects, providing opportunities to engage in areas such as fraud & financial crime prevention, identity services, money transfers, card payments, lending, customer onboarding, core banking, insurance products, rewards campaigns, and servicing innovations.

Job responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end solutions in the form of cloud-native microservices architecture applications leveraging the latest technologies and the best industry practices
• Use domain modelling 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

Required qualifications, capabilities & skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience
• Recent hands-on professional experience as a back-end software 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 with cloud technologies and distributed systems, RESTful APIs and web technologies.
• Knowledge of messaging frameworks.
• Seasoned with operating, supporting and the security of mission critical software applications.
• Understanding with different kinds of data stores (including relational data stores)
• Coach other team members on coding practices, design principles, and implementation patterns that lead to high-quality maintainable solutions.
• Manage stakeholders and effectively prioritize work across multiple work streams.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities & skills

• Experience in working in a highly regulated environment / industry
• Seasoned with cloud-native microservices architecture
• Proficient with AWS cloud technologies