Senior Java Engineer: Hands-On Tech Leader in Payments

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a hands-on Lead Software Engineer in London to write, review, and ship production code. You will lead by example, set technical standards, and coach engineers while owning outcomes from design through production support. The role combines deep technical execution (about 70%) with leadership and mentoring (about 30%).

The successful candidate will contribute to secure, scalable payments tech, work in an agile squad, and help drive impact across global transactions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Hands-on experience in system design, development, testing, and production support.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages and CI/CD practices.
• Knowledge of cloud, security, and application resiliency principles.

Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions, design and troubleshoot applications.
• Develop secure production code and review peers’ work.
• Automate remediation and improve operational stability.
• Lead architecture evaluations with vendors and teams.
• Drive architectural alignment and promote new technologies.
• Foster an inclusive team culture and collaboration.

Skills

System design

Application development

CI/CD

Cloud

Security

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science

Tools

Spring Boot

Kafka

RDBMS/NoSQL

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a hands-on Lead Software Engineer in London to write, review, and ship production code. You will lead by example, set technical standards, and coach engineers while owning outcomes from design through production support. The role combines deep technical execution (about 70%) with leadership and mentoring (about 30%).

The successful candidate will contribute to secure, scalable payments tech, work in an agile squad, and help drive impact across global transactions.