Lead Software Engineer - Java / Kubernetes / Kafka

JPMorganChase; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services leader in Bournemouth seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive technological innovation within the Corporate & Investment Bank sector. You will be a key player in developing secure, scalable technology products and leading teams in adopting cutting-edge solutions. The ideal candidate will have expertise in JAVA, Spring Boot, and Kubernetes, along with a deep understanding of the financial services industry. This role promotes diversity and inclusion in a dynamic work environment.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions and design.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code.
• Identify opportunities for automating recurring issues.
• Lead evaluation sessions for architectural designs.
• Drive awareness of new technologies across teams.
• Foster a culture of diversity and inclusion.

Skills

Hands-on practical experience delivering system design

Advanced in JAVA, Spring Boot, Kubernetes

Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery

Proficient in Software Development Life Cycle

Understanding of CI/CD, Application Resiliency, Security

Proficiency in cloud, artificial intelligence

In-depth knowledge of financial services IT systems

Practical cloud native experience

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Corporate & Investment Bank - Payments 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. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

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
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes‑oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading‑edge technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Hands‑on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) - JAVA / Spring Boot / Kubernetes / Kafka / Oracle
• 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
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• In‑depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience

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's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.