Lead Software Engineer: Java & Python for Data Platform

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in London to design, build, and enhance data engineering solutions within Corporate Risk Technology.

You will lead secure, scalable code delivery in a regulated environment and collaborate with agile teams to drive innovation across multiple tech domains. You will apply AI-assisted engineering practices, govern code quality, and promote secure, resilient systems.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Engineering & Architecture, AI/ML for large-scale data platforms.
• Java, Python, C/C++, or C# with hands-on coding experience.
• Experience delivering system design, development, testing, and stability.
• Relational and NoSQL databases and data lake architectures.
• Experience in large-scale data processing, microservices, API design, Kafka, Redis.
• Experience with AI-assisted software development tools and governance.
• Strong secure coding, testing, and operational excellence.
• Agile, CI/CD, and cloud-native practices.
• Knowledge of responsible AI use and resiliency.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting to solve complex problems
• Develop secure, high-quality production code for data-intensive applications and review code written by others
• Identify opportunities to automate remediation of recurring issues and improve operational stability
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs and technical credentials
• Drives adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain to improve automation value at scale
• Drive communities of practice across Software Engineering to promote new and leading-edge technologies
• Foster a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Skills

Java

Python

C/C++

CI/CD

Agile

Cloud-native

SQL/NoSQL

AI tooling

Data platforms

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Kafka

Redis

Memcached

Dynatrace

Splunk

Grafana

Airflow

Temporal

PySpark

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in London to design, build, and enhance data engineering solutions within Corporate Risk Technology.

You will lead secure, scalable code delivery in a regulated environment and collaborate with agile teams to drive innovation across multiple tech domains. You will apply AI-assisted engineering practices, govern code quality, and promote secure, resilient systems.