Senior Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to drive secure, scalable software across managed accounts. You will contribute technically, lead design discussions, and mentor teams while delivering trusted market-leading technology products in a fast-paced, agile environment.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development, secure coding, CI/CD, and cloud-native solutions across multiple business functions to support client holdings integrity and performance.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and advanced experience.
• Hands-on design, development, testing, and operational stability experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Java, React, and SQL.
• Experience with automation and CI/CD practices.
• Understanding of agile methodologies and secure coding practices.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and AI-assisted tooling.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions and troubleshoot complex problems.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review peers' work.
• Identify automation opportunities to improve stability and efficiency.
• Lead evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams on architecture.
• Lead communities of practice to promote new technologies.
• Promote AI-assisted engineering practices and secure coding standards.
• Apply SDLC toolchain knowledge to increase automation value.

Skills

Java

React

SQL

CI/CD

Cloud architectures

AI-assisted development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

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 JPMorganChase within the Asset & Wealth Management Managed Accounts team, 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. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives. You will play a key role in facilitating the maintenance, controls, and distribution of ideal client holdings to systems — directly supporting the integrity and performance of managed account solutions for our clients.

Job responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and adoption of new and leading-edge technologies
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation
• Contribute to a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, with a focus on Java, React, and SQL
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as continuous integration and continuous delivery, application resiliency, and security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and its technology systems
• Practical cloud-native experience
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, test creation, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; ability to guide peers on safe and effective usage within team practices

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working within managed accounts, wealth management, or investment platforms
• Familiarity with modern front-end frameworks and component-based architecture
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with event-driven architecture and distributed systems design