Lead Software Engineer- Java and Observability

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

Job summary

Join a leading financial services firm as a Senior Lead Software Engineer, where you will lead a team to develop innovative technology products. You will leverage your expertise in Java and cloud-native development to drive impactful solutions and foster a diverse team culture.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• Proficiency in Java and developing RESTful web applications.
• Experience in maintaining code in large corporate environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical engineering direction for Java-based applications.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review others' code.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on Observability and Event Processing.

Skills

Java

Leadership

Problem Solving

Education

Computer Science

Engineering

Mathematics

Tools

Splunk

Grafana

Dynatrace

Python

Job description

Job Description

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Enterprise Technology, 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. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications. You will lead a small high-performing team of engineers to build out a control plane, UI, database, and APIs to manage the firm’s critical event and alerting platforms.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide technical engineering direction to deliver Java-based applications supporting the business, technical teams, and stakeholders.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code; review and debug code written by others.
• Drive decisions influencing product design, application functionality, and technical operations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on Observability, Alerting, and Event Processing.
• Contribute to the engineering community by advocating firmwide frameworks, tools, and SDLC practices.
• Influence peers and decision-makers to adopt leading-edge technologies.
• Foster a team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with applied experience.
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in Java and developing RESTful web applications.
• Ability to independently resolve design and functionality problems.
• Experience in maintaining code in large corporate environments using modern programming and database querying languages.
• Proven leadership in a technical role.
• Deep knowledge of software applications and technical processes, including cloud, AI, machine learning, or mobile technologies.
• Practical experience with cloud-native development.
• Educational background in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related fields.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience with observability tools and interest in AIOps (e.g., Splunk, Grafana, Dynatrace).
• Knowledge of scripting languages like Python.
• Experience with IBM Netcool/OMNIbus and related products.

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to prominent clients worldwide. We prioritize building trusted, long-term partnerships to help clients achieve their objectives. We value diversity and inclusion, ensuring equal opportunities and accommodations for all employees and applicants.

About The Team

Our corporate functions encompass finance, risk, HR, marketing, and more, supporting our company's success and setting our businesses, clients, and employees up for success.