Lead Software Engineer - Payments Platform

J.P. Morgan; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in Bournemouth is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the Payments Tech team. This role involves executing creative software solutions, developing high-quality production code, and identifying opportunities to improve operational stability. Strong expertise in Java and Spring Boot is required, along with a deep understanding of the financial services industry. You will help shape the future of technology landscape in the firm.

Qualifications

• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design and application development.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and technical troubleshooting.
• Develops secure high-quality production code and debugs code by others.
• Identifies opportunities to improve operational stability of software applications.

Skills

JAVA / Spring Boot

Hands-on practical experience

Advanced in one or more programming languages

Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods

Proficient in Software Development Life Cycle

Advanced understanding of agile methodologies

Demonstrated proficiency in applications and processes

In-depth knowledge of financial services IT systems

Practical cloud native experience

Job description

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Corporate and Investment Bank – Payments Tech, 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.

Join a newly formed, high-impact team – Graphite Market Expansion - driving a critical project for the bank, leveraging cutting-edge technologies including Java, Spring Boot, Oracle, Kubernetes, and Kafka. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of our technology landscape and work on solutions that make a real difference.

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

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• JAVA / Spring Boot
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
• 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

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proactively takes initiative, demonstrates ownership of tasks, and is comfortable working independently to drive projects forward in a fast-paced environment.
• Adapts rapidly to new technologies and processes, efficiently acquiring new skills and knowledge to stay ahead in a dynamic technical landscape.