Senior Lead Software Engineer - C++ - Athena Hydra

ZipRecruiter; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to be an integral part of an agile team that enhances and delivers technology products. The candidate will develop high-quality code, provide technical guidance and contribute to engineering best practices. Ideal candidates will have advanced programming skills in C++, Java, and Python, along with a strong background in cloud computing and system design. This role offers an exciting opportunity to drive significant business impact in a global environment.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on Advanced C++ & Java programming concepts.
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, and operational stability.
• Ability to solve design and functionality problems independently.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Advanced C++ programming

Advanced Java programming

Advanced Python programming

System design

Cloud computing

Machine learning

SDLC automation

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics or related

Job description

Overview

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

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Athena Core Hydra (CIB), 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.

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 firmwide 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 , equity, , and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

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

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 and at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including , , , , , sexual , , expression, , marital or veteran status, or , or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About The Team

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.