Lead Software Engineer - React | London, UK

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join their dynamic team in London. This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge technology solutions within the financial services sector. You will be responsible for leading software development efforts, enhancing operational stability, and driving best practices in an agile environment. Collaborating with product teams, you will develop innovative applications that empower investment banking professionals. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Proficient in system design and application development with hands-on experience.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies and CI/CD practices.
• In-depth knowledge of financial services IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop secure, high-quality production code.
• Identify opportunities to automate and improve operational stability.
• Lead evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams.

Skills

System Design

Application Development

Testing

Operational Stability

Programming Languages

Automation

CI/CD

Agile Methodologies

Cloud Technologies

Machine Learning

Education

Formal Training in System Design

AWS Certification

Expert Engineer (E2) Certification

Tools

AWS Atlas

Postgres

MongoDB

React

Java

Kotlin

Job description

Lead Software Engineer - React

JPMorgan Chase & Co. London, United Kingdom

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 JPMorgan Chase within Investment Banking, 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. You will be a core technical contributor responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

The Debt Capital Markets Technology team is responsible for delivering insights to help aid the DCM Bankers in tracking down opportunities in the market through desktop and mobile applications.

Job responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions, design, develop, and troubleshoot technically with the ability to think beyond routine approaches to build solutions or resolve technical problems.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate recurring issues to improve operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems.
• Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to promote awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies.
• Drive best practices and standards within the team.
• Work closely with Product teams to generate ideas and deliver solutions to the business.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification in system design concepts, with proficient advanced experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages.
• Experience with 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.
• Proficiency in software applications and technical processes within disciplines like cloud, AI, machine learning, mobile, etc.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems.
• Practical cloud-native experience.
• Knowledge of AWS Atlas.
• Experience with databases such as Postgres and MongoDB.
• Experience with React UI development and Java/Kotlin.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• AWS Certification.
• Expert Engineer (E2) certification.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.

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 approach to serving clients is first-class, and we aim to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their objectives.

We value diversity and inclusion, and are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on protected attributes and provide reasonable accommodations for religious practices, mental health, or physical disabilities. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting accommodations.

About the Team

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader in banking, markets, securities services, and payments. We serve clients in over 100 countries, providing strategic advice, capital raising, risk management, and liquidity extension.

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