Lead Software Engineer - Developer Platform

J.P. Morgan; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative financial services firm is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join their agile Chief Technology Office team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing cutting-edge technology solutions that enhance operational stability and drive business objectives. You'll collaborate with a diverse team, leveraging your expertise in programming languages and cloud technologies to build scalable systems. This is a unique opportunity to push the boundaries of technology while fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in building scalable systems with a global team.
• Hands-on experience in system design and operational stability.

Responsibilities

• Develops secure, high-quality production code and leads troubleshooting efforts.
• Identifies opportunities for automation to improve operational stability.

Skills

System Design

Application Development

Automation

CI/CD

Agile Methodologies

Cloud Technologies

Machine Learning

Financial Services IT

Tools

TypeScript

React

Node.js

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Kubernetes

Spinnaker

Harness

ArgoCD

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 the Chief Technology Office, youare 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
• Resolves customer escalations and production incidents, and leads the completion of post-mortem analysis documents
• 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

• Experience in building and operating highly scalable systems in a globally distributed team
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
• 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 native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Fluency across the full engineering stack, covering TypeScript, React, Node.js, Java and Spring Boot
• Experience in using modern continuous delivery tools, such as Spinnaker, Harness and ArgoCD
• Experience in building and operating highly scalable systems running on AWS
• Experience in leading software engineering projects that span across multiple teams and dependencies
• Advanced knowledge in Kubernetes or similar container systems
• Background in internal developer platforms