Software Engineer II - Java / Spring / Kafka

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in Glasgow is seeking a Software Engineer II to join their Corporate Sector Credit Risk team. This role involves designing, developing, and delivering software solutions in a secure and scalable manner. Ideal candidates should have hands-on experience in Java and Spring Framework, along with a solid understanding of software development practices. Join a dynamic team that emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion while advancing your career in technology.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience in creating and maintaining code in large corporate environments.

Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions and troubleshoot technical problems.
• Write secure, high-quality code in at least one programming language.
• Design, develop, and troubleshoot systems with technical implications.
• Gather and analyze diverse data sets for application development.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

Multi-threading

Kafka

Restful web services

RDBMS (Oracle)

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

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 JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Sector Credit Risk team, 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.

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, equity, inclusion, and respect

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
• Extensive experience with Java and Spring Framework
• Experience with multi‑threading
• Experience with Kafka and streaming technologies
• Experience in creating Restful web services
• Experience of working with RDBMS’s (Oracle)
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated 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

• Knowledge in Big Data development and software design
• Understanding of Risk Management and Credit Risk