Software Engineer

JP Morgan Chase; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

JP Morgan Chase in the United Kingdom is seeking a Software Engineer III to design, develop, and maintain scalable financial software. You will deliver production-grade Java/Spring backend and React frontend, with Kafka messaging and cloud-native patterns.

The role emphasizes secure coding, CI/CD, and operating stability, while exploring AI-assisted development tools and responsible AI practices within a collaborative Asset & Wealth Management team.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient applied experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Working knowledge of backend development with Java and Spring.
• Working knowledge of frontend development using React and front-end testing frameworks.
• Experience with messaging platforms such as Kafka.
• Familiarity with automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Knowledge of agile methodologies including CI/CD, resiliency, and security.
• Practical cloud-native experience.
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development tools and ability to evaluate AI outputs.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, data sensitivity, secure handling, resiliency and security expectations.
• Experience in asset management, wealth management, or client-facing financial tech platforms.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Exposure to event-driven architecture and distributed systems design.
• Experience with modern front-end component libraries and design systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative software solutions through design, development, and troubleshooting to solve technical problems.
• Contribute to expanding the digital experience offered to clients.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review code written by others.
• Identify opportunities to automate remediation and improve operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Demonstrate initiative by bringing ideas, ownership, and passion to improve the team and products.
• Engage with communities of practice across Software Engineering to adopt new technologies.
• Leverage enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools to improve code quality, speed, and productivity, with peer review and automated testing.
• Apply knowledge of the SDLC toolchain including AI-assisted development and automation capabilities to improve value realized by automation.
• Contribute to a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Problem solving

Communication

Learning mindset

Tools

Java

Spring

React

Kafka

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD tooling

AI tooling

Job description

Salary: £62,000 - 102,000 per year

Requirements:

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Working knowledge and experience in backend development using Java and Spring
• Working knowledge and experience in frontend development using React and front-end testing frameworks
• Experience with messaging platforms such as Kafka
• Familiarity with automation and continuous delivery methods
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Working knowledge of agile methodologies such as continuous integration/continuous delivery, application resiliency, and security
• Practical cloud-native experience
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment, with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate and validate AI-generated outputs
• 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 working within asset management, wealth management, or client-facing financial technology platforms
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Exposure to event-driven architecture and distributed systems design
• Experience with modern front-end component libraries and design systems

Responsibilities:

• Develop creative software solutions through design, development, and technical troubleshooting to build solutions and solve technical problems
• Contribute to expanding the digital experience offered to clients
• Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Demonstrate initiative by bringing ideas, passion, and ownership to improve the team and products
• Engage with communities of practice across Software Engineering to learn about and adopt new and emerging technologies
• Leverage enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity, while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards
• Apply knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation
• Add to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Azure
• Backend
• Cloud
• Frontend
• Java
• Kafka
• React
• Security
• Spring
• Web
• Support
• Network

More:

We are a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to leading corporations, governments, wealthy individuals, and institutional investors. Our first-class approach to serving clients drives everything we do, and we strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships that help our clients achieve their business objectives. We are an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, and we make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Our Asset & Wealth Management team delivers industry-leading investment management and private banking solutions across asset classes and wealth services. This is a full-time Software Engineer III role within our Asset & Wealth Management Client Service team, offering the opportunity to work in a supportive, innovative environment and contribute to market-leading technology products.