Lead Software Engineer - React/UI

Next Frontier Capital; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase, within Markets Technology, is looking for a Lead Software Engineer who will be a core technical contributor and integral to an agile team delivering trusted market-leading technology products. You will lead a UI engineering group while hands-on coding in React/JavaScript and driving secure, scalable UI solutions.

The role requires designing, building and optimizing high-performance UI applications, advancing automation, and guiding the team through the SDLC with a focus on

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience delivering system design, development, testing and stability.
• Leadership of a UI engineering team and hands-on React/JavaScript work.
• Designing, structuring, maintaining and scaling high-performance UI applications.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and tackles complex technical problems.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code; reviews and debugs others' code.
• Automates remediation to improve stability of applications and systems.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams on architectural designs.
• Leads communities of practice to promote new technologies.
• Contributes to an inclusive team culture.

Skills

Lead UI Engineer

React

JavaScript

UI Performance

CI/CD

SDLC

Agile

Cloud

Security

AI/ML

Vendor Engagement

Tools

N/A

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 Markets 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
• Seasoned Tech Leader who can lead and manage a Team of UI Engineers and can also be hands on with React and Javascript.
• Designing, structuring, maintaining and scaling high performance UI Applications.
• 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

• Proven Leadership skill for maintaining Technical team and deliveries.
• Strong engineering culture for day to day tasks and breaking down product requirements.
• Experience with building Agentic AI system and knowledge base.

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.