Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer within the Finance Technology Team to design and deliver trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable way.

You will work as a seasoned member of an agile team, shaping technology directions, leading multiple feature teams regionally and globally, and contributing to a diverse, inclusive culture while producing robust production code.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience coding in Java or Spark.
• Experience developing, debugging and maintaining code in a large corporate environment.
• Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Understanding of agile methodologies including CI/CD, resiliency, and security.
• Knowledge of cloud, AI/ML concepts within technical disciplines.
• Ability to solve data-oriented problems using SQL, Relational DB, Spark, NoSQL.

Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting to build innovative solutions.
• Define and lead technology and process implementations across groups to achieve firmwide objectives.
• Create secure, high-quality production code and maintain algorithms that run synchronously with systems.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications, ensuring design constraints are met.
• Gather, analyze, synthesize, and develop visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets.
• Identify hidden problems and patterns in data to drive improvements in coding hygiene and system architecture.
• Contribute to software engineering communities of practice and events exploring new technologies.
• Add to a team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.
• Provide leadership and high-level direction to multiple feature teams both regionally and globally.

Skills

System design

Application development

Testing

Operational stability

Java

Spark

Code maintenance

SDLC

CI/CD

Security

Application resiliency

Cloud

AI/ML concepts

SQL

Relational DB

NoSQL

Spark performance tuning

Scala

Job description

Introductory Marketing Language:

Join us and elevate your software engineering career. You’ll lead a team of skilled engineers, drive innovative technology solutions, and contribute to a culture that values collaboration and inclusion. At JPMorganChase, we empower you to grow your skills and make a real difference. Your ideas and leadership will drive meaningful change. Experience the rewards of building technology that matters.

Job Summary:

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer in the Finance Technology Team, you will design and deliver trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You will carry out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas to support our business objectives. You’ll work as a seasoned member of an agile team, shaping the direction of technology and process implementations. Your role will help foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive team culture while driving impactful results.

Job Responsibilities:

• Execute software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting to build innovative solutions


• Define and lead technology and process implementations across groups to achieve firmwide objectives


• Create secure, high-quality production code and maintain algorithms that run synchronously with systems


• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications, ensuring design constraints are met


• Gather, analyze, synthesize, and develop visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets


• Identify hidden problems and patterns in data to drive improvements in coding hygiene and system architecture


• Contribute to software engineering communities of practice and events exploring new and emerging technologies


• Add to a team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect


• Provide leadership and high-level direction to multiple feature teams both regionally and globally

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts


• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability


• Proficient in coding in one or more languages such as Java or Spark


• Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with modern programming and database querying languages


• Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle


• Understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security


• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile)


• Ability to solve data-oriented problems using technologies such as SQL, Relational DB, Spark, NoSQL, optimizing for performance

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Experience with Spark performance tuning of complex calculations on large datasets


• Experience delivering production changes to complex software using Scala and Spark


• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts