Senior Java Microservices Engineer | Cloud-Native AI

JP Morgan Chase; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking a highly experienced Java engineer (8+ years) to join the Margin & Collateral Services team within the CIB. You will design, build, and own backend services for high-throughput platforms, leveraging Spring Boot microservices and cloud-native patterns.

The role emphasizes delivering robust, scalable solutions while embracing AI-assisted development and responsible use of AI tools. In an Agile environment, you will collaborate with product and operations stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience.
• Strong Java expertise through Java 21, including modern language features and best practices.
• Extensive experience building Spring Boot microservices and designing for scalability, resilience, and maintainability.
• Experience with distributed systems using technologies like Apache Kafka and Cassandra; working knowledge of React JS.
• Hands-on cloud platform experience (AWS, Cloud Foundry) and cloud-native practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills translating ambiguous requirements into technical solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management, influencing across teams.
• Passion for applying AI to software engineering workflows with responsible usage.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and own backend services for high-throughput systems.
• Collaborate with product, operations and technology stakeholders to clarify requirements and shape solutions.
• Engineer scalable Spring Boot microservices focusing on performance and observability.
• Lead architecture and engineering best practices: clean code, automated testing, CI/CD.
• Apply AI-enabled tools to enhance productivity, coding, testing, and documentation.
• Leverage enterprise AI tooling, with peer reviews and secure coding standards to ensure quality.
• Apply SDLC tools and AI-assisted development to improve automation and value.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Kafka

Cassandra

ReactJS

AWS

Communication

Problem solving

AI in software engineering

Tools

AWS

Cloud Foundry

ReactJS

Job description

J.P. Morgan is seeking a highly experienced Java engineer (8+ years) to join the Margin & Collateral Services team within the CIB. You will design, build, and own backend services for high-throughput platforms, leveraging Spring Boot microservices and cloud-native patterns.

The role emphasizes delivering robust, scalable solutions while embracing AI-assisted development and responsible use of AI tools. In an Agile environment, you will collaborate with product and operations stakeholders to