Software Engineer II - Platform Engineering - Chase UK

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in London is seeking a Software Engineer II to help build the bank of the future. You will collaborate with diverse teams to enhance the developer experience and deliver quality software solutions. Ideal candidates will have experience in modern programming languages and cloud services, with a strong focus on Agile methodologies and continuous improvement. Join a team committed to diversity and making an impact in digital banking.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• Hands-on experience in application development and operational stability.
• Experience in modern programming languages and database querying.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to enhance developer experience.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for applications.
• Gather and analyze data to drive improvements in applications.

Skills

Software engineering concepts

Application development

Debugging

Agile methodologies

Public Cloud services (AWS)

Tools

Terraform

GitHub

Grafana

SonarQube

Job description

Software Engineer II - Platform Engineering - Chase UK

JPMorgan Chase & Co. London, United Kingdom

We understand that customers seek exceptional value and a seamless experience from a trusted financial institution. That's why we launched Chase UK to transform digital banking with intuitive and enjoyable customer journeys.

Job Description

We have been building the bank of the future from the ground up, offering you the chance to join us and make a significant impact. As a Software Engineer II at JPMorgan Chase within the International Consumer Bank, you will play a crucial role in this initiative, dedicated to delivering an outstanding banking experience to our customers.

You will work in a collaborative environment as part of a diverse, inclusive, and geographically distributed team. We are seeking individuals with a curious mindset and a keen interest in new technology.

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborate with development teams to enhance the developer experience, providing tools and infrastructure that support agile methodologies and continuous integration/continuous deployment.
• Execute software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting, thinking beyond routine approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Create secure and high-quality production code and maintain algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications, ensuring design constraints are met by software code development.
• Gather, analyze, synthesize, and develop visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets to continuously improve software applications and systems.
• Proactively identify hidden problems and patterns in data, using insights to drive improvements in coding hygiene and system architecture.
• Contribute to software engineering communities of practice and events exploring new and emerging technologies.
• Add to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 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 modern programming languages (e.g., Python) and database querying languages.
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies, Applicant Resiliency, and Security.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, mobile).
• Experience with Public Cloud services in Production (e.g., AWS).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform).

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Familiarity with modern front-end or back-end technologies.
• Proficient in coding in one or more languages.
• Experience with tools such as GitHub, GitHub Actions, Artifactory, Terraform Cloud, Slack, Grafana, SonarQube is a plus.

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. 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.