Lead Software Engineer - Platform Engineering - Chase UK

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join its Platform Engineering team in London. This position involves enhancing the developer experience using AWS and various technology stacks, focusing on compliance and security in banking operations. Candidates should have expertise in back-end engineering concepts, JVM languages, and cloud application development. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact in a rapidly evolving digital banking environment.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on back-end software engineering concepts.
• Understanding of distributed systems and microservice architecture.
• Recent experience with JVM language (Java/Kotlin/Groovy).
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and web technologies.
• Experience developing applications in AWS.

Responsibilities

• Develop tooling focusing on security and compliance.
• Interact with stakeholders and Product Owners.
• Maintain and build a cloud platform for developers.
• Proactively improve engineering solutions.
• Participate in on-call rota.

Skills

Distributed systems understanding

JVM languages (Java/Kotlin/Groovy)

RESTful APIs knowledge

DevOps principles understanding

Cloud application development

Communication skills

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Cloud application development training

Tools

AWS

Spring

Hibernate

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Lead Software Engineer - Platform Engineering - Chase UK, London

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

We know that people want great value combined with an excellent experience from a bank they can trust, so we launched our digital bank, Chase UK, to revolutionise mobile banking with seamless journeys that our customers love. We're already trusted by millions in the US and we're quickly catching up in the UK – but how we do things here is a little different. We're building the bank of the future meaning you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact.

As a Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the International Consumer Bank, specifically Chase UK, you will play a pivotal role in our Developer Experience tribe. This tribe is integral to our innovative cloud-native AWS infrastructure that underpins the operations of Chase UK bank, a reputable institution serving over 2 million customers. Your position will provide exposure to a wide array of platform technologies, including Kubernetes clusters, connectivity, databases, and various technologies in the SDLC and CICD space.

You will be given the chance to create automations to minimize toil and enhance the developer experience. We are on the lookout for team members with an inquisitive mindset, who thrive in team-oriented environments, and possess a strong interest in emerging technology. Our team members are solution-promoten, commercially savvy, and have a keen interest in fintech. We function in tribes and squads focusing on specific products and projects, offering you the chance to transition among squads within the tribe based on your skills and interests.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work as an Engineer with a team who develops tooling, with a focus on security and controls, to ensure Banking operations remain compliant with technical audit regulations.
• Interacting with stakeholders, Product Owners, and other Engineers with a focus on the control and compliance aspects of the platform
• Maintain and build a cloud platform for application developers and provide support to enforce controls in their SDLC and developer experience, with the minimum of manual intervention and maximum automation
• Understand problems faced by engineers in adapting the solutions built by the team and proactively work on improving the solutions
• Participate in the on-call rota

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Formal training or certification on back-end software engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Understanding of distributed systems and microservice architecture.
• Recent experience with using a JVM language (Java/Kotlin/Groovy, with proficiency in various frameworks like Spring, Hibernate, etc.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs, web technologies.
• Experience developing and maintaining applications in the public cloud (we use AWS)
• Excellent understanding of DevOps principles and SDLC best practices
• Have a good understanding of various testing methodologies and be able to use the various testing frameworks while building software.
• Experience with a range of tools for managing microservices in a production environment, including those for tracing, monitoring, and gathering metrics.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Familiar with software engineering security best practices in a cloud environment
• Formal training or certification on developing and maintaining applications in the public cloud concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Experience developing unit, integration and end-to-end software tests