Lead Software Engineer UI-React | London, UK

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

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Lead Software Engineer specializing in UI-React. This role involves leading UI strategies, mentoring engineers, and developing innovative software solutions. The ideal candidate will have advanced front-end technology skills and a strong understanding of the financial services industry.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of front end technologies and UX best practices.
• Hands-on experience with software development, testing, and operational stability.
• In-depth knowledge of financial services IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy for UI estate and drive best practices.
• Mentor and guide junior software engineers.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code.

Skills

Typescript

AngularJS

React

Vite

Jest

D3

UX best practices

Automation

Agile methodologies

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

MQ

Kafka

Java

Spring

Job description

Lead Software Engineer UI-React

JPMorgan Chase & Co. London, United Kingdom

Job Description

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate and Investment Banking Payments Technology, you play a crucial role in an agile team dedicated to improving, creating, and delivering trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. You will be a key technical contributor responsible for implementing vital technology solutions across various technical areas to support the firm's business goals.

Job responsibilities

1. Lead the strategy for our UI estate, driving best practices on UX, architecture, and integration with backend components.
2. Design, develop, and innovate across a full-stack suite of applications.
3. Develop creative software solutions, thinking beyond routine approaches to solve technical problems.
4. Engage with Product Owners and stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions.
5. Mentor and guide junior software engineers.
6. Develop secure, high-quality production code and collaborate on code reviews and debugging.
7. Identify opportunities to automate or eliminate recurring issues to improve operational stability.
8. Lead evaluations with vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs and technical credentials.
9. Research and introduce new technologies that can benefit the platform.
10. Lead communities of practice to promote awareness and adoption of new technologies.
11. Contribute to a team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

1. Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and practical experience.
2. Expertise in front-end technologies such as Typescript, AngularJS, React, Vite, Jest, D3, and related libraries/frameworks.
3. Experience managing a project independently and engaging with stakeholders.
4. Practical knowledge of UX best practices, system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
5. Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methodologies.
6. Comprehensive understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle.
7. Advanced knowledge of agile methodologies, including CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
8. Proven experience with software applications and technical processes in disciplines like cloud, AI, ML, mobile, etc.
9. In-depth understanding of the financial services industry and IT systems.
10. Experience with cloud-native technologies.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

1. Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (CKAD certification preferred).
2. Knowledge of MQ, Kafka.
3. Knowledge of backend technologies such as Java and Spring is desirable.