Lead Software Engineer Java & AWS

J.P. MORGAN; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Glasgow is looking for a passionate Senior Software Engineer to join their Asset Wealth Management team. You will focus on developing cutting-edge Order Management Systems on both public and private cloud environments. This role emphasizes cloud technology integration and agile practices, seeking innovative solutions to enhance the firm’s trading platforms. Candidates should have experience with AWS, Java, and sound engineering principles to drive impactful technology solutions.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Equal opportunity employer

Qualifications

• Advanced experience with system design and operational stability.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages like Java.
• Experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions and troubleshoot technical problems.
• Develop high-quality production code and debug others' code.
• Lead software practices and communities to promote awareness of new technologies.

Skills

Software engineering concepts

System design and application development

Cloud infrastructure (AWS)

Object-oriented analysis and design

Java and SpringBoot

RDBMS systems and SQL

Automation and continuous delivery

Agile methodologies

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Elasticsearch

Redis

Job description

Job Description

Are you passionate about designing and developing the next generation of trading platforms? Asset Wealth Management is seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer to focus on building cutting‑edge Order Management Systems (OMS) on both Public (AWS) and Private cloud environments.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Asset and Wealth Management team, you are an integral part of our global agile team; you will work to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you will be responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions, all in support of the firm’s business objectives.

In this role, you will work across a range of modern technology solutions, writing code and integrating cloud technologies to create innovative solutions that empower our Wealth Managers and Private Bankers globally to perform investments and trading functions. Your contributions will be vital in achieving significant business impact.

Job responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Develops secure high‑quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Serves as a function‑wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus.
• Anticipate dependencies with other teams to deliver products and applications in line with business requirements.
• Serve as an integral member of the development team to create practical solutions in Agile/DevOps environment.
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading‑edge technologies.

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.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and solutions (AWS) and Container/Orchestration (Kubernetes), Integration patterns and messaging technologies such as JMS, MQ, Kafka.
• Strong skills around object‑oriented analysis and design (OOAD), design principles and design patterns with ability to troubleshoot and debug an application for any application issues.
• Advanced in one or more languages such as Java and SpringBoot.
• Experience working with RDBMS systems and SQL (Postgres and Oracle).
• Ability to multi‑task and also work independently in order to meet the committed deadline.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
• Experience with integrating Elasticsearch and Redis into applications.
• Practical cloud experience with Public Clouds such as AWS.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working in a financial services company environment.
• Familiarity with Java technologies such as reactive programming and Webflux.
• Ability to innovate and propose solutions to solve business problems.
• Knowledge of industry‑wide technology trends and best practices.

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

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry‑leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals.

Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals.