Lead Software Engineer - React/UI

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

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Glasgow, UK, to enhance and deliver market-leading technology products. You will be responsible for creating robust software solutions and leading a team of UI Engineers. The role demands extensive experience in system design, agile methodologies, and proficiency in React and Javascript. Ideal candidates will also have a strong understanding of the financial services IT landscape. This position encourages an inclusive work culture and is pivotal in driving technological innovation.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience in system design, application development, and operational stability.
• Ability to lead and manage UI Engineering teams while being hands-on with technologies.
• Experience designing and maintaining high-performance UI applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute creative software solutions and troubleshoot technical problems.
• Lead evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams for architectural designs.
• Identify opportunities for automation to improve operational stability.

Skills

Hands-on practical experience

Team management and leadership

Proficiency in React and Javascript

UI Application design and scaling

Automation and continuous delivery methods

Understanding of agile methodologies

Proficiency in Software Development Life Cycle

Knowledge of financial services IT systems

Practical cloud native experience

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.