Lead Software Engineer - Java &

J.P. MORGAN; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Glasgow. This role involves designing and delivering secure, high-quality technology solutions while supporting business objectives. Candidates should possess strong skills in software development, particularly in Java and modern frameworks, and have experience in agile environments. The ideal candidate will mentor junior team members and contribute to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle and agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver market-leading technology products securely and scalably.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications.
• Gather and analyze data to improve software applications.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Data

JDBC

ETL

OpenAPI Doc

JUnit

Kubernetes

React

Splunk

Dynatrace

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Oracle

Job description

Job Description

Are you ready to take your software engineering career to the next level? Join JPMorganChase as a Lead Software Engineer within the Corporate Technology Engineering Platforms and Experience team. As a seasoned member of an agile team, you'll design and deliver market‑leading technology products securely and scalably, supporting the firm's business objectives across multiple technical areas.

Job Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting, thinking beyond routine approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Create secure and high‑quality production code and maintain algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications, ensuring design constraints are met by software code development.
• Gather, analyze, synthesize, and develop visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets to continuously improve software applications and systems.
• Proactively identify hidden problems and patterns in data, using insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture.
• Contribute to software engineering communities of practice and events exploring new and emerging technologies.
• Add to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient applied experience.
• Hands‑on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Data, JDBC, ETL, OpenAPI Doc, WSDL, JUnit, Kubernetes, Splunk, Dynatrace.
• Advanced in building REST API with Java, Oracle.
• Experience in developing UI applications using React.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages.
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.).
• Strong analytical skills and problem‑solving ability.
• Responsibilities include mentoring junior team members to foster their professional growth and development.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Exposure to cloud technologies (AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform) and Workflow technologies (Camunda).

About Us

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.

About The Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.