Lead Software Engineering Manager - Real-Time Banking

Testing Site - JPMC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in London seeks a Manager of Software Engineering within Global Liquidity and Cash Management Technology. You will lead a team delivering high-impact, secure, low-latency solutions for a next-generation wholesale banking platform.

You will mentor engineers, translate business needs into technical designs, and drive architectural reviews, coding standards, and production releases at scale.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• Strong knowledge of Java ecosystems and modern frameworks.
• Experience with low-latency programming and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop robust, high-performance, latency-sensitive code that incorporates security requirements.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing software engineering team, fostering an innovative culture.
• Support ongoing career development for your team through line management, mentoring, coaching, and recruitment.
• Write secure, high-quality code and automated tests.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Solutions Analysts, Technical Architects, and Senior Engineers to design optimal technical solutions.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and recommend alternative approaches.
• Refine technical aspects of epics in partnership with Solutions Analysts.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications, ensuring design constraints are met.
• Drive architectural reviews, code reviews, and business demos.
• Assess compliance, risks, and vulnerabilities to ensure systems are operationally sound and performant at scale.
• Provide out-of-hours application support and coordinate production releases.

Skills

Java 17+

Spring Boot

Multi-threading

gRPC

Protocol Buffers

Distributed systems

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Agile methodologies

Low-latency programming

Technical writing

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts

Tools

Lucid

Draw.io

Visio

Job description

JPMorganChase in London seeks a Manager of Software Engineering within Global Liquidity and Cash Management Technology. You will lead a team delivering high-impact, secure, low-latency solutions for a next-generation wholesale banking platform.

You will mentor engineers, translate business needs into technical designs, and drive architectural reviews, coding standards, and production releases at scale.