Senior Lead Software Engineer - AI-Driven Microservices

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase within the International Consumer Bank is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to drive end-to-end cloud-native microservices and secure software delivery in a distributed UK context.

You will collaborate with diverse teams on domains like fraud prevention, identity services, payments, lending, onboarding, core banking, and servicing innovations, while mentoring engineers in responsible AI-enabled practices.

Qualifications

• Back-end software engineering experience with Java and modern frameworks.
• Strong testing skills across unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English.
• Experience with cloud technologies and distributed systems.
• Knowledge of messaging frameworks.
• Experience leading teams and coaching on coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end cloud-native microservices leveraging modern tech and industry best practices.
• Use domain modelling to build core business products.
• Structure software for readability, testability, and evolution.
• Build scalable architectures with no single points of failure.
• Develop secure code to protect customers and systems.
• Investigate and fix issues promptly to prevent recurrence.
• Ensure zero-downtime releases for end users.
• Optimize data write/read for performance.
• Monitor and improve system reliability and operations.
• Keep tech up-to-date with evolving patterns and tools.
• Support products through lifecycle, including production and incident management.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices with measurable validation.

Skills

Java programming

Back-end engineering

Cloud technologies

Distributed systems

Testing (unit/integration/end-to-end)

APIs (REST)

AI-assisted development tools

Leadership / coaching

Security practices

Data stores (relational)

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

AWS

Enterprise AI tools

Job description

JPMorgan Chase within the International Consumer Bank is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to drive end-to-end cloud-native microservices and secure software delivery in a distributed UK context.

You will collaborate with diverse teams on domains like fraud prevention, identity services, payments, lending, onboarding, core banking, and servicing innovations, while mentoring engineers in responsible AI-enabled practices.