Lead Software Engineer - Java

J.P. Morgan; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Bournemouth is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to solve business problems through innovative engineering. You will mentor a high-performance team, ensure timely project delivery, and collaborate with various stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have expertise in Java and strong understanding of Agile methodologies. This role offers the chance to work in a diverse environment with a focus on creative solutions.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on Java Development concepts required.
• Strong experience in Core Java and Object Oriented Programming.
• Experience in Cloud and Container based development is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and manage a high-performance delivery team.
• Deliver end-to-end project responsibilities.
• Translate functional requirements to technical design.

Skills

Java Development

Core Java

Object Oriented Programming

RDBMS (Oracle)

SQL

Spring

Agile methodology

SDLC tools (JIRA, Jenkins, GIT, JUnit, Selenium, Lint)

Education

Computer Science degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Spring Boot

Swagger

Job description

Overview

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Software Engineering Group, you will be at the forefront of solving business problems through innovation and engineering practices. You will apply your expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle and collaborate with stakeholders to achieve common goals. This role offers the opportunity to work in a diverse and thought-provoking environment, encouraging creative solutions that benefit our global customers.

Job Responsibilities

• Mentor and manage a high-performance delivery team, providing technical direction and ensuring high quality deliverables.
• Hands-on end-to-end project delivery responsibilities.
• Ensure the team delivers timely key milestones supporting a clear roadmap and requirements.
• Clarify and defend architecture and design decisions and ensure they are practical and feasible to implement by the team.
• Partner with technology peers and product owners and lead collaborative efforts to ensure a successful end-to-end project delivery
• Ability to translate functional requirements to technical design and requirements.
• Perform code reviews, develop and review test scenarios in collaboration with QA.

Role Requirements

• Formal training or certification on Java Development concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Mentor and manage a high-performance delivery team, providing technical direction and ensuring high quality deliverables
• Hands-on end-to-end project delivery responsibilities
• Ensure the team delivers timely key milestones supporting a clear roadmap and requirements
• Clarify and defend architecture and design decisions and ensure they are practical and feasible to implement by the team.
• Partner with technology peers and product owners and lead collaborative efforts to ensure a successful end-to-end project delivery
• Translate functional requirements to technical design and requirements
• Perform code reviews, develop and review test scenarios in collaboration with QA
• Strong experience in Core Java, Object Oriented, RDBMS (Oracle), SQL, Spring
• Strong understanding of Agile methodology and ceremonies leveraging SDLC tools to improve development and testing efficiency (JIRA, Jenkins, GIT, JUnit, Selenium, Lint)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Computer Science degree preferred
• Experience in Cloud and Container based development (Gaia, Kube) is a plus
• Experience using NoSQL is a plus
• Banking and payments domain background is a plus
• Knowledge of container-based development, orchestration, microservices frameworks, and tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Spring Boot, Swagger) is a plus