Senior Lead Software Engineer - Fintech Payments & Platform

Testing Site - JPMC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan Personal Investing is seeking a Manager of Software Engineering to lead a squad of engineers within the Invest Tribe at Chase UK. You will influence architecture decisions, perform hands-on coding, and ensure delivery of customer-focused fintech initiatives.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and drive high standards in code quality and delivery, while championing data-driven metrics and an inclusive engineering culture.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on team management concepts.
• Great team player with strong technical background.
• Business-driven mentality with understanding of product requirements.
• Progressive mindset to challenge the status quo.

Responsibilities

• Lead a squad of engineers to design, implement and maintain the payments area of the Invest Tribe within Chase UK.
• Line-manage an engineering squad; set clear goals, support development and build delivery capability.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure high-quality, maintainable code and provide feedback.
• Engage in hands-on coding to contribute to key features and solutions.
• Lead by example, setting high standards for code quality and collaboration.
• Mentor and guide engineers in the squad to foster continuous learning.
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to align technical efforts with business goals.
• Facilitate regular team meetings and retrospectives to address challenges.
• Collaborate with Technical Leads and Principal engineers to design robust, scalable solutions.
• Operate with a data-driven mindset; track metrics across delivery and customer journeys.
• Foster an inclusive culture of high-quality engineering.

Skills

Team leadership

JVM language

Microservices

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud technologies

Code reviews

Mentoring

Hands-on development

Education

Team management certification

Job description

J.P. Morgan Personal Investing is seeking a Manager of Software Engineering to lead a squad of engineers within the Invest Tribe at Chase UK. You will influence architecture decisions, perform hands-on coding, and ensure delivery of customer-focused fintech initiatives.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and drive high standards in code quality and delivery, while championing data-driven metrics and an inclusive engineering culture.