Lead Software Engineer - Developer Platform | London, UK

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join their agile team, focusing on enhancing and delivering innovative technology solutions. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in software development and system design to create high-quality, scalable applications. You will also lead initiatives to automate processes and improve operational stability. This position offers a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic environment, fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in building and operating highly scalable systems.
• Hands-on experience in system design and application development.
• Advanced knowledge of agile methodologies and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Develops secure high-quality production code and leads troubleshooting efforts.
• Identifies opportunities to automate recurring issues for operational stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and teams for architectural designs.

Skills

System Design

Application Development

Automation

Continuous Delivery

Agile Methodologies

Cloud Native Experience

Programming Languages

Technical Troubleshooting

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Spinnaker

Harness

ArgoCD

Java

TypeScript

React

Node.js

Spring Boot

Job description

Lead Software Engineer - Developer Platform

JPMorgan Chase & Co. London, United Kingdom

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, 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.
• 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.

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

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.

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