Lead Software Engineer - Frontend Engineering - React Native

Testing Site - JPMC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase UK is seeking a Lead Front-End Engineer to help build our Chase UK digital banking experiences. You will contribute to cloud-native microservices and drive end-to-end front-end solutions across the SDLC, in a flat-structure organization.

You\'ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor peers, and stay ahead of industry trends, focusing on React, TypeScript, and modern web technologies to deliver robust, scalable applications.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on JavaScript concepts.
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, and ES6+ syntax.
• Ability to write testable, clean JavaScript code.
• Familiarity with writing unit tests.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, agile environment within a geographically distributed team.
• Ability to focus on promptly addressing customer needs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Create and maintain clean, efficient, and reusable codebase.
• Conduct thorough testing to ensure robustness and reliability of applications.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues, ensuring smooth application functionality.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to gather requirements and provide progress updates.
• Mentor junior developers, providing guidance on best practices and code reviews.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and best practices in mobile development.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance development processes and workflows.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

ES6+ syntax

Testable code

Unit testing

Agile / Scrum

Customer-focused

English communication

Tools

React

React Native

Kotlin

Swift

REST APIs

GraphQL

Detox

Appium

WebdriverIO

Playwright

Job description

We know that people want great value combined with an excellent experience from a bank they can trust, so we launched our digital bank, Chase UK, to revolutionize mobile banking with seamless journeys that our customers love. We're already trusted by millions in the US and we're quickly catching up in the UK – but how we do things here is a little different. We're building the bank of the future from scratch, channeling our start-up mentality every step of the way – meaning you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact.

As a Lead Software Engineer - Front-End Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the International Consumer Bank, you will be a part of a flat-structure organization. Your responsibilities are to deliver end-to-end cutting-edge solutions in the form of cloud-native microservices architecture applications leveraging the latest technologies and the best industry practices. You are expected to be involved in the design and architecture of the solutions while also focusing on the entire SDLC lifecycle stages.

Job responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Create and maintain clean, efficient, and reusable codebase.
• Conduct thorough testing to ensure robustness and reliability of applications.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues, ensuring smooth application functionality.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to gather requirements and provide progress updates.
• Mentor junior developers, providing guidance on best practices and code reviews.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and best practices in mobile development.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance development processes and workflows.
  

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Formal training or certification on JavaScript concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, and ES6+ syntax
• Ability to write testable, clean JavaScript code
• Familiarity with writing unit tests
• Ability to work in a dynamic, agile environment within a geographically distributed team
• Ability to focus on promptly addressing customer needs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Proficiency in React framework
• Building applications usingReact Nativein TypeScript or JavaScript
• Native application development across Android / iOS inKotlin/Swift
• Understanding of REST APIsand GraphQL
• Comfortable working with projects partially or fully usingTypeScript
• Using latestReact featuressuch as Suspense and Hooks
• End to end testing applications withDetox/Appium / WebdriverIO /Playwright
• Extensive experience in modern web development, including responsive design and performance optimization
• Hands-on experience with design systems, component libraries, and implementing consistent UI/UX across large-scale applications

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