Software Engineer II- Global Banking Platform

JPMorganChase; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase, based in the United Kingdom, seeks a Software Engineer II to help design and build scalable microservices for the Global Banking Platform. You will work on cloud-native architectures, participate in secondments to fintech partners, and contribute to production-ready tooling and CI/CD pipelines while ensuring security and reliability.

Ideal candidates have strong software design experience, proficiency in Go, Python or Java, and hands-on cloud experience.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• Hands-on experience in system design, development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficient in at least one major programming language: Go, Python and/or Java.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Terraform.
• Experience in developing automated tests as an integral part of the development cycle.
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Experience in large corporate environments with modern languages and querying languages.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Experience with any cloud provider.
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development tools with evaluation of outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows and secure handling of data.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and develop scalable, performant microservices using software engineering best practices.
• Write secure and high-quality code.
• Write automated unit tests, integration tests, etc.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while ensuring design constraints are met by code.
• Identify hidden problems in code and data and drive improvements in hygiene and architecture.
• Manage and troubleshoot deployments from testing to production.
• Interface with other engineering teams to ensure coherent feature integration.
• Translate product requirements into trackable tickets.
• Contribute to engineering communities and events exploring new tech.
• Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect within the team.
• Leverage AI coding assist tools to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity, with peer review and secure coding standards.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Tools

CI/CD

Job description

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 Software Engineer II at JPMorgan Chase within the Global Banking Platform (GBP), you are an integral part of a team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. We are building the next generation core banking platform that will operate at a global scale and will support hundreds of millions of accounts. We use cloud native technologies, and the work involves the development of micro‑services, integrations, dashboards, production support tools and CI/CD pipelines. Initially, successful candidates for the role will be seconded to a FinTech software partner. This is an exciting opportunity to experience the day to day of a fintech while being fully backed by JPMC. After the conclusion of the secondment, all secondees will return to JPMC and apply the knowledge, technologies and practices acquired and develop the critical services to support GBP’s worldwide journey to the cloud.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, implement and develop scalable, performant microservices using software engineering best practices.
• Writes secure and high-quality code
• Writes automated unit tests, integration tests, etc.
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in code and data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Manage and troubleshoot deployments from testing environments all the way to production.
• Interface with other engineering teams to ensure that features are added in a structured and coherent way.
• Translate generic product requirements into trackable tickets.
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect
• Leverages enterprise‑authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity across complex deliverables (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards; contributes learnings and reusable patterns to improve broader team effectiveness.
• Applies 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.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities And Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience
• Hands‑on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficient in at least one major programming language: Go, Python and/or Java
• Experience with Kubernetes and Terraform
• Experience in developing automated tests as an integral part of the development cycle.
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Experience with any cloud provider.
• Hands‑on experience using enterprise‑authorized AI‑assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, test creation, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; ability to guide peers on safe and effective usage within team practices.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities And Skills

• Knowledge of banking / finance.
• Certification in AWS, Kubernetes (CKE) and Terraform
• Familiar with databases (SQL or NoSQL).
• Experience with client/server software architectures & networking, or microservice architectures.
• Experience with observability tools like Grafana, Prometheus, Open Telemetry and others.
• Experience with streaming architectures and tools (e.g. Kafka)

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first‑class business in a first‑class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long‑term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About The Team

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We’re proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most‑used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.