Senior Lead Software Engineer

J.P. MORGAN-1; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Glasgow seeks an experienced Senior Lead Software Engineer to enhance their Trade Execution Platform. In this role, you will design and deliver market-leading technology products using your expertise in Python and Java. You will mentor teams and drive key decisions to improve business outcomes, all while thriving in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in Python and Java.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with non-technical teams.
• Ability to independently troubleshoot technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance the Trade Execution Platform.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to teams.
• Create secure and high-quality production code.

Skills

Python

Java

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

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 Corporate Technology Treasury & Chief Investment Office, 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. This new role requires a driven individual who thrives in a fast-paced setting, takes ownership of tasks, and is comfortable working as part of a team on solutions for the trading desk.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and support the Trade Execution Platform, which is critical to trading and other business activities.
• 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.
• 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.
• Proactively identify improvements in systems and processes to reduce risk and improve performance.
• Ensure clear communication with colleagues to align on technical solutions and business needs.
• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with 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.
• Actively contribute to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Contribute to the wider team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with applied advanced experience.
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced proficiency in the Python & Java programming languages and frameworks.
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes, with deep expertise in one or more technical disciplines.
• Ability to independently troubleshoot design and functionality issues with minimal oversight.
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve in real-time and handle technical issues with a sense of urgency.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with non-technical colleagues to understand and address business needs.
• Solid technology background with experience in object-oriented programming and a commitment to writing clean, efficient, and scalable code.
• Good interpersonal skills and able to work effectively in a global team.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods include advanced understanding of Agile methodologies.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Financial Industry experience and familiarity with investment banking products - e.g. fixed income, derivatives.
• Project execution experience with strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with non-technical colleagues to understand and address business needs.
• Exposure to cloud technologies using AWS.
• Familiarity with cloud native software design.
• Familiarity with container orchestration (K8s).

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.