Lead Software Engineer - Cloud Platform Engineering

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company seeks a Platform Engineer to join their new team in London. This role emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and customer-centric product development, while focusing on robust coding practices and operational stability. The ideal candidate will possess strong software engineering skills and a solution-oriented mindset, thriving within diverse and agile teams.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certifications in software engineering concepts.
• Hands-on experience in system design and application development.
• Advanced skills in programming languages such as Go, Java, or Kotlin.

Responsibilities

• Develops secure, high-quality production code and conducts code reviews.
• Identifies opportunities to improve operational stability through automation.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud Computing

Agile Methodologies

Application Development

Security

Machine Learning

Education

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Google Associate Cloud Engineer Certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Tools

Terraform

Crossplane

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24.06.2025

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08.08.2025

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Job Description:

Out of the successful launch of Chase in 2021, we’re a new team, with a new mission. We’re creating products that solve real world problems and put customers at the center - all in an environment that nurtures skills and helps you realize your potential. Our team is key to our success. We’re people-first. We value collaboration, curiosity and commitment.

As a Platform Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the platform team, you are the heart of this venture, focused on getting smart ideas into the hands of our customers. You have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about new technology. By your nature, you are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy and have a head for fintech. You thrive in working in tribes and squads that focus on specific products and projects – and depending on your strengths and interests, you'll have the opportunity to move between them.

While we’re looking for professional skills, culture is just as important to us. We understand that everyone's unique – and that diversity of thought, experience and background is what makes a good team, great. By bringing people with different points of view together, we can represent everyone and truly reflect the communities we serve. This way, there's scope for you to make a huge difference – on us as a company, and on our clients and business partners around the world

Job responsibilities

• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Develops composable infrastructure systems and capabilities
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Provides operational support of production systems within a you-build-it-you-run-it culture
• 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 diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts, such as Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), Google Associate Cloud Engineer Certification, or AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s), such as Go, Java or Kotlin
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, application resiliency, and security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and processes within a technical domain, such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.
• Practical cloud native experience, deploying Kubernetes applications on a cloud service provider, such as Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, or Microsoft Cloud

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Expertise in the Kubernetes operator pattern
• Expertise deploying infrastructure as code, using Crossplane, Terraform, or equivalent