Lead Software Engineer - Java

Next Frontier Capital; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in the Cash Asset Management space to drive secure, scalable technology solutions within an agile team.

You will contribute technically across multiple domains, leading AI-assisted engineering practices and critical design decisions. The role requires strong programming skills, SDLC expertise, and experience with cloud-native architectures in a financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages.
• Experience leading use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools with validation.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI, data sensitivity, security and resiliency in engineering workflows.
• Proficiency across the Software Development Life Cycle and agile methodologies.
• Practical cloud native experience.
• Knowledge of the financial services IT landscape.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions and tackle complex technical problems beyond routine approaches.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review peer code.
• Lead adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality, speed, and operational outcomes.
• Utilize SDLC tools and automation to enhance value and efficiency.
• Identify and automate remediation to improve stability of applications and systems.
• Lead design reviews with external vendors and internal teams on architectural designs.

Skills

Programming languages

AI-assisted tools

CI/CD

Cloud native

SDLC

Agile

Leadership

Security

Tools

AI tooling

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 JPMorganChase within Cash Asset Management, 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

• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develop secure and high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others
• Drive team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team
• Apply knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical cr

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) 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; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their information technology systems
• Practical cloud native experience

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.

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. Carry out critical tech solutions across multiple technical areas as an integral part of an agile team