Lead Software Engineer / Java / Databricks / AWS

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

Job summary

A global leader in financial services is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join its Corporate Technology team in Glasgow, Scotland. This role involves designing and developing efficient, unit-tested code, owning the delivery of risk assessment technologies, and guiding a team in an Agile environment. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Java, AWS, and data platforms, coupled with strong leadership and problem-solving skills. The company values diversity and offers a collaborative, supportive atmosphere for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing user interfaces using web frameworks.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop efficient, unit-tested code.
• Collaborate closely with global stakeholders.
• Lead technical reviews and guide junior software engineers.

Skills

Java (Core & EE, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Cloud)

AWS

Data Bricks

Python/PySpark

React

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Oracle and PL/SQL

Microservices

CI/CD tools

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Maven

Jenkins

Sonar

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 big data pipelines and reporting datastores on the Data Lake and Data Bricks, driven by web applications using React, Spring Boot, Java, and AWS. Join us in Corporate Technology to collaborate with talented professionals, solve complex problems, and grow your expertise in a supportive, innovative environment.

Job Summary

As a Lead Software Engineer in Corporate Technology, you will be an integral part of an agile team enhancing, building, and delivering trusted technology products. You will design and develop efficient, unit-tested code, own the delivery of risk assessment platforms for regulatory reporting, and collaborate closely with global stakeholders. Your role will involve leading technical reviews, instituting strong architectural and SRE practices, and guiding software engineers in an Agile/DevOps environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Solve complex problems and design efficient, unit-tested source code based on business requirements.
• Own the delivery of risk assessment platforms for regulatory reporting to the firm's Risk Committee and external regulators.
• Collaborate closely with product and QA teams globally to understand business requirements and deliver solutions.
• Design and develop technical artifacts.
• Lead technical and design reviews, proposing innovative solutions to improve project processes.
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders and present ideas effectively.
• Serve as an integral member of the development team to create practical solutions in Agile/DevOps environments.
• 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.
• Institute strong architectural and SRE practices within the team.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience in Java (Core & EE, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Cloud), AWS, Data Bricks, and/or similar data platforms.
• Strong skills in object-oriented analysis and design, design principles, and design patterns, with troubleshooting and debugging abilities.
• Expertise in application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines.
• Working knowledge of data lake concepts and experience with Databricks.
• Strong understanding of the Spark framework for ETL processes using Python/PySpark.
• Experience developing user interfaces using React, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript-driven web frameworks.
• Proficient in working with RDBMS systems such as Oracle and PL/SQL.
• Proven experience building microservices using Spring Boot.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD tools and processes, including GIT/Bitbucket, Maven, Jenkins, Sonar, and scripting languages such as Bash and PowerShell.
• Advocate for strong testing practices, with experience in testing tools and frameworks including UI unit testing, JUnit, Selenium, Cucumber, and Mockito.
• 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.
• 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.