Software Engineer II - Java, AWS

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the United Kingdom seeks a Software Engineer II within CIB Payments to join an agile team delivering secure, scalable software components.

The role involves building and evolving a payments platform deployed in private cloud, leveraging Kubernetes and AWS migration, with a focus on quality coding and robust design. You will contribute across the SDLC, work with enterprise tooling, and apply responsible AI practices while collaborating with peers to maintain secure, stable

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in system design, development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience coding with modern languages and SQL/NoSQL databases in a large corporate environment.
• Knowledge of Kafka and NoSQL databases (Cassandra/MongoDB).
• Ability to collaborate with high-performing teams across the firm to achieve goals.
• Experience across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and validating outputs.

Responsibilities

• Executes standard software solutions, design, development, and 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
• Applies knowledge of SDLC tools to improve automation value
• Applies technical troubleshooting to break down solutions and solve basic problems
• Gathers, analyzes data to identify problems and support secure, stable development
• Leverages AI coding tools to improve code quality, delivery speed and productivity with peer review
• Applies SDLC tools including AI-assisted development to enhance automation
• Learns processes and skills for secure, stable code and systems
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Skills

Java

Spring

OO Design

CI/CD

Kafka

NoSQL

AI-assisted coding

Security awareness

DevOps collaboration

Cloud basics

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.

As a Software Engineer II at JPMorganChase within CIB Payments, you are part of an agile team that works to enhance, design, and deliver the software components of the firm’s state-of-the-art technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As an emerging member of a software engineering team, you execute software solutions through the design, development, and technical troubleshooting of multiple components within a technical product, application, or system, while gaining the skills and experience needed to grow within your role. With a payments platform deployed to private cloud using Kubernetes and moving to AWS, you’ll join an inspiring and curious team of technologists dedicated to improving the design, analytics, development, coding, testing and application programming that goes into creating high quality software and new products.

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
• Leverages enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards.
• 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
• 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

• 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
• Knowledge of distributed technologies such as Kafka for messaging and NoSQL databases such as Cassandra/MongoDB
• Ability to collaborate with high-performing teams and individuals throughout the firm to accomplish common goals
• Experience across the whole Software Development Life Cycle
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, testing, troubleshooting, or documentation) 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.
• 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.)
• Proficiency in Object oriented concepts, Design Patterns, Java, Spring, is essential

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Exposure to cloud technologies and building cloud native applications
• Understanding of payments systems, Core Cash Management, key processing cut-off times and payments processing desirable.