Senior Lead Software Engineer - CDAO Data Platforms (Chief Data & Analytics Office - Data Platforms)

Archer; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer is collaborating with JPMorganChase to connect exceptional professionals for this Senior Lead Software Engineer role within the Data Platforms team, Chief Data & Analytics Office. Be part of an agile team that builds, enhances and delivers trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable way using full-stack capabilities and cloud-native approaches.

You will drive significant business impact with deep technical expertise, mentor engineers, and shape the adoption of

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, development, testing and stability.
• Advanced Java and TypeScript experience.
• Experience using enterprise AI-assisted development tools with guidance on outputs.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows and security.

Responsibilities

• Leads engineering of metadata, meta-modeling and distributed systems.
• Provides technical guidance to business teams, contractors and vendors.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews peers’ work.
• Drives AI-assisted engineering practices adoption across teams with measurable standards.
• Applies SDLC tools and AI capabilities to improve automation at scale.
• Influences product design, functionality and operational processes.
• Serves as SME in one or more focus areas across the function.
• Contributes to the engineering community and firmwide tooling practices.

Skills

Advanced Java and TypeScript

AI-assisted development guidance

Responsible AI in engineering

Independent problem solving

Cloud native experience

Tools

React

Scala

Job description

Archer is collaborating with J.P. Morgan to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

Job Description

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 JPMorganChase within the Data Platforms team in the Chief Data & Analytics Office, 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. Your deep knowledge of full-stack programming and agentic techniques will help our team meet the requirements of our diverse user base. Your work will be intellectually challenging ranging from meta-programming, domain specific languages and interpreter design to delivery of services and user interfaces all via public cloud.

Job Responsibilities

• Leads the engineering of cutting-edge solutions in the areas of metadata, meta-modelling and distributed systems.
• 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 adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root-cause analysis), while establishing measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/TLM toolchain.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.
• 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

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 Java and Typescript experience
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Experience building UI and UX solutions with React
• Knowledge of Scala
• Domain Specific Language design and interpretation
• Knowledeg of domain driven design
• Knowledge of SQL/No-SQL databases

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

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.