Lead Software Engineer, Fixed Income Tech (UK)

Next Frontier Capital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join the Commercial and Investment Bank - Post Trade Technology Group in London.

You will be a core technical contributor, delivering trusted market-leading technology while ensuring security, stability, and scalability across multiple domains. The role emphasizes architecture-led delivery, strong collaboration with stakeholders, and the adoption of AI-assisted development with rigorous verification and tests.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) and proficiency in automation.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and builds scalable, secure production systems.
• Develops high-quality production code and conducts reviews.
• Leads architecture discussions with stakeholders to align designs with systems and information architecture.
• Drives Communities of Practice and applies AI-assisted tools to accelerate engineering work with proper controls.

Skills

Leadership in software engineering

CI/CD automation

Full stack development

Java 21

React

AI-assisted development

Security practices

Cloud platforms

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Observability tooling

Job description

J.P. Morgan seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join the Commercial and Investment Bank - Post Trade Technology Group in London.

You will be a core technical contributor, delivering trusted market-leading technology while ensuring security, stability, and scalability across multiple domains. The role emphasizes architecture-led delivery, strong collaboration with stakeholders, and the adoption of AI-assisted development with rigorous verification and tests.