Lead Software Engineer - Java & AWS

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

Job summary

A global leader in financial services is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and develop web applications with technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, and React. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams in an agile environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and proven leadership skills. Competitive compensation and a commitment to diversity and inclusion make this a great place to work.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of applied experience in software engineering.
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot and React.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented analysis and design.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop efficient, unit tested source code.
• Lead technical and design reviews and propose innovative solutions.
• Manage stakeholder relationships in accordance with compliance standards.

Skills

Java (Core & EE)

Spring Boot

React

Cloud infrastructure (AWS)

Agile methodologies

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

JUnit

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Overview

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible by building and deploying web applications end to end using the latest technical stack of React, Spring Boot, Java and any cloud platform.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Corporate 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. You will partner continuously with many stakeholders daily to stay focused on common goals of CT at JP Morgan Chase Bangalore.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop efficient, unit tested source code as per the Business requirements of the application.
• Own the delivery and work closely with all stakeholders (product teams and QA teams) globally to understand the business requirements and deliver.
• Design and develop technical artifacts.
• Lead the technical and design reviews and define/improve processes within the project by proposing innovative solutions.
• Communicate with all stakeholders and clearly present ideas.
• Serve as an integral member of the development team to create practical solutions in an Agile/DevOps environment.
• Provide guidance to software engineers on daily tasks and activities.
• Anticipate dependencies with other teams to deliver products and applications in line with business requirements.
• Manage stakeholder relationships in accordance with compliance standards, service level agreements, and business requirements.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, with a minimum of 5 years of applied experience.
• Hands-on experience in Java (Core & EE), Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and Spring Cloud.
• Strong technical skills in developing user interfaces using React, HTML, CSS, and other JavaScript-driven web frameworks.
• Proven experience in building microservices using Spring Boot.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD), design principles, and design patterns, with the ability to troubleshoot and debug application issues.
• Expertise in application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD tools and processes, including GIT/Bitbucket, Maven, Jenkins, and Sonar, as well as scripting languages such as Bash and PowerShell.
• Experience with testing tools and frameworks, including UI unit testing, JUnit, Selenium, Cucumber, and Mockito.
• Proficient in working with RDBMS systems Oracle and PL/SQL.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and solutions (AWS), containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), integration patterns, and messaging technologies such as JMS, MQ, and Kafka.
• Knowledge of AWS services including S3, EC2, Lambda, and Glue, with experience in cloud-based solution design.
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.
• Strong understanding of the Spark framework for ETL processes using Python/Pyspark.
• Knowledge of data lake concepts and experience with Databricks.
• Ability to multi-task and work independently to meet committed deadlines.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working in a financial services company environment.
• Experience working in Agile-based projects.
• 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

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.