Lead Software Engineer - Glasgow

JP Morgan Chase; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Glasgow seeks an experienced AEM engineer to develop and implement enterprise-grade components, templates, and workflows for high-traffic sites. You will build user interfaces using AEM and modern JavaScript, guided by Figma frames, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.

You will push for secure, automated, production-grade code, review peers, and lead architectural discussions with internal teams and external vendors to ensure scalable, resilient solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) development and implementation.
• Strong foundation in front-end web development.
• In-depth knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3; SASS.
• Extensive experience with JavaScript (ES6+ required); JQuery and/or TypeScript.
• Experience with AEM architecture, components, templates, and workflows.
• Proficiency in RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools, with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations.
• Preferred: proven leadership skills for maintaining technical teams and deliveries.
• Preferred: strong engineering culture for day-to-day tasks and breaking down product requirements.
• Preferred: experience building agentic AI systems and knowledge bases.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement components, templates, and workflows in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) for high-traffic, enterprise-level websites.
• Build user interfaces using AEM and modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Work from Figma wireframes and functional requirements to create web interfaces with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting beyond routine approaches.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability.
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs, technical credentials, and fit within existing systems and information architecture.
• Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and adoption of new and leading-edge technologies.
• Add to our team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.
• Drive adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes.
• Apply knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle tools, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.

Skills

AEM development

Front-end development

HTML5

CSS3

SASS

JavaScript (ES6+)

TypeScript

jQuery

RESTful APIs

AI-assisted tooling

Responsible AI

Leadership (preferred)

Tools

AEM tooling

Figma

Agentic AI

AI-assisted development tools

Job description

Salary: £62,000 - 102,000 per year

Requirements

• Proven experience in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) development and implementation.


• Strong foundation in front-end web development.


• In-depth knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3; SASS.


• Extensive experience with JavaScript (ES6+ required); JQuery and/or TypeScript.


• Experience with AEM architecture, components, templates, and workflows.


• Proficiency in RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling.


• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools, with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.


• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations.


• Preferred: proven leadership skills for maintaining technical teams and deliveries.


• Preferred: strong engineering culture for day-to-day tasks and breaking down product requirements.


• Preferred: experience building agentic AI systems and knowledge bases.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement components, templates, and workflows in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) for high-traffic, enterprise-level websites.


• Build user interfaces using AEM and modern JavaScript frameworks.


• Work from Figma wireframes and functional requirements to create web interfaces with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.


• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting beyond routine approaches.


• Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others.


• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability.


• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs, technical credentials, and fit within existing systems and information architecture.


• Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and adoption of new and leading-edge technologies.


• Add to our team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.


• Drive adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes.


• Apply knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle tools, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.

Technologies

• AEM


• Agentic AI


• AI


• CSS


• ES6


• Figma


• HTML5


• Support


• JavaScript


• SASS


• Security


• TypeScript


• Web


• jQuery

More

We are JPMorganChase, a global leader in financial services and part of the Commercial & Investment Bank, serving some of the worlds most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals, and institutional investors across markets, securities services, payments, and banking in more than 100 countries. Our Markets Technology team works in an agile environment to enhance, build, and deliver trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. We value diversity and inclusion, offer an equal opportunity workplace, and support reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. This is a full-time role.

last updated 36 week of 2026