Senior Lead Software Engineer — Cloud-Native Backend

Fairygodboss; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is hiring a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join the International Consumer Bank in the UK. You will deliver cloud-native microservices, shape domain models, and ensure secure, testable, scalable software across production environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration in a distributed team, maintaining high standards for performance, reliability, and incident readiness while applying responsible AI practices in engineering workflows.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• Recent hands-on professional experience as a back-end software engineer.
• Experience in coding in a recent version of the Java programming language.
• Experience in designing and implementing effective tests (unit, component, integration, end-to-end, performance, etc.).
• Experience with cloud technologies and distributed systems, RESTful APIs and web technologies.
• Knowledge of messaging frameworks.
• Seasoned with operating, supporting and the security of mission critical software applications.
• Understanding with different kinds of data stores (including relational data stores).
• Coach other team members on coding practices, design principles, and implementation patterns that lead to high-quality maintainable solutions.
• Manage stakeholders and effectively prioritize work across multiple work streams.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools with the ability to validate outputs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end solutions in cloud-native microservices architecture applications leveraging the latest technologies and best industry practices.
• Use domain modelling techniques to build best in class business products.
• Structure software so that it is easy to understand, test and evolve.
• Build solutions that avoid single points of failure, using scalable architectural patterns.
• Develop secure code so that our customers and ourselves are protected from malicious actors.
• Investigate and fix issues promptly and ensure they do not resurface.
• Ensure releases happen with zero downtime for end-users.
• Ensure data is written and read efficiently for our needs.
• Monitor performance and apply the right approach to solve problems.
• Keep systems reliable and easy to operate.
• Keep technologies and patterns up to date.
• Support products through their lifecycle, including production and incident management.
• Drive adoption and governance of AI-assisted engineering practices with measurable validation standards.

Skills

Java

Cloud technologies

REST APIs

Testing (unit/integration)

Leadership / coaching

AI-assisted tools

Security practices

Distributed systems

English communication

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

Docker

Terraform

Job description

J.P. Morgan is hiring a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join the International Consumer Bank in the UK. You will deliver cloud-native microservices, shape domain models, and ensure secure, testable, scalable software across production environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration in a distributed team, maintaining high standards for performance, reliability, and incident readiness while applying responsible AI practices in engineering workflows.