Senior Lead Data Engineer- Java/Python

J.P. MORGAN; Scotland; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is looking for a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join its Corporate Risk Technology team. This role involves enhancing and delivering technology products, providing technical guidance, and contributing to the engineering community. Candidates should have advanced programming skills in languages like Java and Python, along with practical experience in cloud technologies and AI/ML solutions. The firm values diversity and aims to create a supportive environment for all employees.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical guidance to support the technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews code.
• Drives decisions that influence product design and application functionality.

Skills

Software engineering concepts

Java

Python

C/C++

Cloud technologies

Artificial intelligence

Machine learning

Data Engineering

Databases

Data lake architectures

Data mesh concepts

Education

Computer Science

Computer Engineering

Mathematics

Job description

Job Description

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

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JP Morgan Chase within the Corporate Risk 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 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 firm‑wide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Influences peers and project decision‑makers to consider the use and application of leading‑edge technologies
• Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience.
• Hands‑on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) eg. Java, Python, C/C++
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in‑depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Practical cloud native experience
• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong proficiency in Data Engineering and AI/ML, with practical experience in designing and implementing related solutions
• Advanced working knowledge of databases, data lake architectures, and data mesh concepts

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 their 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.