Senior Lead Backend Engineer | Java/Spring Platform

Testing Site - JPMC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join the Platform team in London. You will be a hands-on backend engineer focusing on a Spring Boot based framework and libraries that support Investments' product engineering teams.

You will bring deep Java expertise, work with SDLC and Infrastructure teams, and drive standardisation and best practices across the technology landscape. Strong mentoring and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience with build tools (Maven/Gradle) and SDLC standardisation.
• Understanding of design patterns and secure backend development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend libraries and frameworks using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build scalable, reliable, and secure components for asynchronous architecture.
• Collaborate with product engineering teams to improve productivity and engineering experience.
• Standardise development workflows, tooling, and processes across Platform and Product squads.
• Promote engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Software architecture

Mentoring

Communication

Security best practices

API design

Distributed systems

Team leadership

Engineering excellence

Tools

Maven

Gradle

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Job description

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join the Platform team in London. You will be a hands-on backend engineer focusing on a Spring Boot based framework and libraries that support Investments' product engineering teams.

You will bring deep Java expertise, work with SDLC and Infrastructure teams, and drive standardisation and best practices across the technology landscape. Strong mentoring and communication skills are essential.