Software Engineer II

J.P. Morgan; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Glasgow is looking for a Software Engineer II to join their Regulatory, Controls & Op Risk Technology team. In this agile environment, you will enhance and deliver secure software components. The ideal candidate should have practical software engineering experience, coding skills in modern languages, and a strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle. Competitive compensation and growth opportunities available.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment.
• Hands-on practical experience in system design and application development.
• Ability to code in one or more programming languages.
• Knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle.

Responsibilities

• Execute standard software solutions and technical troubleshooting.
• Write secure and high-quality code using one programming language.
• Design, develop, and troubleshoot systems while considering technical implications.
• Gather and analyze data sets to identify problems.

Skills

Software engineering concepts

Coding in modern programming languages

Agile methodologies

System design

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

CI/CD tools

Database querying languages

Job description

You’re ready to gain the skills and experience needed to grow within your role and advance your career — and we have the perfect software engineering opportunity for you.

Organization Description

Regulatory, Controls & Op Risk Technology (RCORT) is partof Corporate Technology, which designs and develops business products required to identify and manage JPMorganChase regulatory obligations and associated firm policies, a control environment designed to manage compliance and operational risks across all Lines of Business (LOBs) and Corporate Functions and the calculation of Regulatory Capital and projection of Operational Risk Losses.

As a Software Engineer II at JPMorgan Chase within the RCORT, you will be part of an agile team dedicated to enhancing, designing, and delivering software components for the firm's cutting-edge technology products, ensuring they are secure, stable, and scalable.

Job responsibilities

• Executes standard software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting
• Writes secure and high-quality code using the syntax of at least one programming language with limited guidance
• Designs, develops, codes, and troubleshoots with consideration of upstream and downstream systems and technical implications
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain to improve the value realized by automation
• Applies technical troubleshooting to break down solutions and solve technical problems of basic complexity
• Gathers, analyzes, and draws conclusions from large, diverse data sets to identify problems and contribute to decision-making in service of secure, stable application development
• Learns and applies system processes, methodologies, and skills for the development of secure, stable code and systems
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and expanding applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Demonstrable ability to code in one or more languages
• Experience across the whole Software Development Life Cycle
• Exposure to agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Emerging knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
• Exposure to cloud technologies