Senior Lead Software Engineer - Front-End Developer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in Greater London is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to enhance their Corporate Technology Market Risk team. The role involves leading the development of a strategic visualization platform and ensuring high-quality solutions in a collaborative Agile environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in React, TypeScript, and data integration with a strong emphasis on security and regulatory compliance. This position requires the ability to drive impactful technology solutions and contribute to team dynamics.

Qualifications

• Proficient advanced experience in software development.
• Delivering system design, application development, and testing.
• Understanding of legal Market Risk reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and debug secure and high-quality production code.
• Collaborate with product managers and teams for feature delivery.
• Influence technology application decisions among peers.

Skills

Expertise in React

Expertise with TypeScript

Hands-on practical experience with system design

Knowledge of CSS standards

Experience with Node.js

Capability in data sourcing strategies

Education

Formal training or certification in Computer Science

Job description

Be an integral part of a 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 the Corporate Technology Market Risk team, you will lead the rapid expansion of a strategic visualization and reporting platform. You will be an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology solutions 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.

Job responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Work with other platform leaders, product managers, product owners, scrum masters and UX to ensure the smooth delivery of features and valuable solutions.
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide and Risk Technology frameworks, tools, standards and practices of the SoftwareDevelopment Life Cycle
• Influences peers and project decision‑makers to consider the use and application of strategic, leading‑edge technologies
• Lead by developing a high performing, dynamic team and help them minimize impediments to development progress
• Demonstrate ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Computer Science concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Hands‑on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Expertise in React and ability advise best practices evolving UI engineering landscape including: modern standards for CSS, browser support, responsiveness, accessibility, developer tooling, build tools, deployment strategies, scalable build patterns, enterprise engineering (scalability, resiliency), quality assurance, visual and acceptance testing
• Expertise with TypeScript and JavaScript, Node.js, common patterns in ag-Grid, Highcharts, d3 and practical cloud native experience
• Design and implement data sourcing strategies to collect and integrate data from various internal and external sources.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and completeness across all data sources while collaborating with data providers and stakeholders to understand data requirements and ensure seamless data flow.
• Stay up-to-date with legal and jurisdiction-based requirements related to Market Risk reporting, while ensuring the platform meets all regulatory requirements and standards.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working with UX professionals
• Experience working with design systems