Senior Java Lead Engineer: AI-Driven, Secure & High-Impact

JPMorganChase; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join its Corporate Technology team in the UK. You will be part of an agile, high‑performing group building secure, scalable software that powers market‑leading financial technologies.

You will mentor engineers, drive AI‑assisted development practices, and shape design decisions across multiple technologies, contributing to robust delivery and operational excellence in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, and operational stability.
• Advanced in one or more programming languages (Scala, Java, Python).
• Experience leading the use of enterprise‑authorized AI‑assisted software development tools with governance.
• Strong understanding of secure coding, data sensitivity, and cloud native environments.
• Familiar with Git, Jira, and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Develops secure and high‑quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Drives adoption and governance of approved AI‑assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including AI-assisted development and automation capabilities.
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes.
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus.
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle.

Skills

Scala

Java

Python

AI-assisted development tools

Cloud native

Education

Software engineering certification

Tools

Git

Jira

Apache Spark

Databricks

Job description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join its Corporate Technology team in the UK. You will be part of an agile, high‑performing group building secure, scalable software that powers market‑leading financial technologies.

You will mentor engineers, drive AI‑assisted development practices, and shape design decisions across multiple technologies, contributing to robust delivery and operational excellence in a fast‑paced environment.