Senior Java Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase; Glasgow; Presencial; GBP 120.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Descripción de la vacante

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to drive secure, scalable technology delivery within Corporate Technology. You will guide teams, craft high-quality production code, and champion AI-assisted engineering practices, while shaping design decisions and technical operations across multiple applications.

The role requires strong OO skills in Scala/Java/Python, cloud-native experience, and a track record of leadership in agile environments.

Formación

• Hands-on experience delivering system design, development, testing and operations.
• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• Advanced in one or more programming languages.
• Experience leading enterprise AI-assisted development tools and governance.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows.
• Ability to work independently with little oversight.
• Practical cloud native experience.
• Strong OO programming skills in Scala, Java, Python.
• Familiar with Git, Jira and Agile processes.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging abilities.

Responsabilidades

• Provides technical guidance to agile teams and vendors.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews others' code.
• Drives AI-assisted engineering practices and measurable quality standards.
• Applies SDLC toolchain knowledge to improve automation and delivery.
• Influences product design, functionality and operations.
• Serves as SME across focus areas within the function.
• Contributes to engineering community and firmwide frameworks.

Conocimientos

Scala

Java

Python

Cloud native

AI tools

Git

Jira

Agile

Problem solving

Communication

Herramientas

Apache Spark

Databricks

React

Angular

Vue

Descripción del empleo

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Corporate 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. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Job 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 (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root-cause analysis), while establishing measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/TLM toolchain.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.
• 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

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Practical cloud native experience
• Strong functional and object-oriented programming skills with expertise in languages such as Scala, Java, and Python; and open-source frameworks/libraries, such as Apache Spark.
• Familiar with software engineering and project management tools such as Git, Jira, and Agile.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in working with cloud platforms such as Databricks.
• Experience in working with data analysis and machine learning tools and frameworks.
• Experience in working with web development frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.
• Certifications in software engineering, project management, or related fields.
• Experience building on emerging cloud serverless managed services, to minimize/eliminate physical/virtual server footprint.
• Experience implementing security solutions for data storage and processing in the cloud.

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve our business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers, and employees up for success.