Snr Lead Software Engineer - Data Platforms

Hackajob Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackajob Ltd in the United Kingdom (Leeds) seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to guide technical direction, deliver secure, high-quality production code, and govern AI-assisted engineering practices in an agile environment.

You will partner with JPMorganChase and drive impactful engineering across multiple technologies, promoting best practices for reliability, security, and scalability.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• 5 years applied software engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, development, testing, and operations.
• Advanced in one or more programming languages.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools and validating AI outputs.
• Strong in responsible AI use and secure data handling.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to business and engineering teams.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review others' code.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices across teams.
• Apply SDLC tooling and automation capabilities to improve value at scale.
• Influence product design, functionality, and technical operations.
• Serve as a function-wide SME in focus areas and advocate standards.

Skills

Programming languages

System design

AI-assisted development

Operational stability

Cloud native

Independent problem solving

Education

Software engineering concepts certification

Job description

Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements:

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5 years applied experience (NAMR/APAC - India/LATAM/Hong Kong)
• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience (EMEA/LATAM-Brazil)
• Singapore follow local country guidance
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
• 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

Responsibilities:

• Regularly provide technical guidance and direction to support our business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Develop secure and high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others
• Drive adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes, while establishing measurable validation standards and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/TLM toolchain
• Apply 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
• Drive decisions that influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Serve as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Actively contribute to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle

Technologies:

• AI
• Cloud
• Support
• Marketing
• Security

More:

We are partnering directly with JPMorganChase to hire for this role. This is a Senior Lead Software Engineer position within our agile technology team, where we build and deliver trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You will have the opportunity to drive significant business impact through deep technical expertise and problem-solving across multiple technologies and applications. We are a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to corporations, governments, wealthy individuals, and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach drives everything we do, and we value our people, diversity, and inclusion as essential to our success. This role sits within our Corporate Functions team, supporting areas such as finance, risk, human resources, and marketing to help set our businesses, clients, customers, and employees up for success.

last updated 40 week of 2026