Senior Lead Software Engineer

J.P. Morgan; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to impact its Capital Technology team. This pivotal role involves designing scalable solutions, guiding teams towards best practices, and contributing to a diverse and inclusive culture. Ideal candidates will bring extensive experience, advanced coding skills, and the ability to solve complex technical challenges.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering and system design.
• Hands-on expertise in programming languages, especially Python/Java.
• Experience in regulatory-controlled environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead agile software teams in developing market-leading technology products.
• Create secure, high-quality production code and review others' code.
• Provide technical guidance and direction to team members.

Skills

Python

Java

AWS

Databricks

Data Engineering

Cloud Computing

Machine Learning

Orchestration

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase, within the Capital Technology team, you will play a pivotal role in an agile feature team. Your focus will be on designing, enhancing, constructing, and delivering market-leading technology products that are secure, stable, and scalable. Your work will have a significant business impact as you apply your deep technical expertise and problem-solving skills to address a wide range of challenges across multiple technologies and applications.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance the technology and engineering roadmap for your team, aligning with the firm's architectural roadmap.
• Provide technical guidance and direction, leading, coaching, and mentoring to support the business and its technical teams.
• Create secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others.
• Develop cost-effective technology solutions in line with best practices and the latest technology.
• Drive decisions that influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations, adhering to best practices and the architectural roadmap.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in Python/Java and Databricks across the function.
• Actively contribute to the engineering community, advocating for firmwide frameworks, tools, and Software Development Life Cycle practices.
• Influence peers and project decision-makers to adopt leading-edge technologies.
• Foster a team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with 10+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages.
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes, with deep expertise in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, AI, machine learning, LLM).
• Ability to independently troubleshoot design and functionality issues with minimal oversight.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Extensive hands-on experience and certification in AWS and/or Databricks.
• Proven experience in building and designing large-scale global software solutions.
• In-depth knowledge and experience in Python/Java and/or Databricks (AWS/Azure).
• Experience in Data Engineering, working with big data, data warehouses, and understanding data modelling; Data Mesh Architecture and building applications using Data Mesh Architecture.
• Familiarity with orchestration tools such as Airflow.
• Understanding of the Capital regulatory reporting framework.
• Experience in engineering within a regulatory-controlled environment.