Software Engineer II - Platform Engineering - Chase UK

J.P. Morgan; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Software Engineer II based in London. This role focuses on developing high-quality software solutions while collaborating with diverse teams. Candidates should have hands-on experience with Python, Agile methodologies, and cloud services like AWS. You'll contribute to enhancing developer experiences and ensuring stability in application systems, making a significant impact as part of a forward-thinking tech team.

Qualifications

• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience in large corporate environments with programming languages and database querying.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies, security and resiliency.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to enhance the developer experience with tools and infrastructure.
• Execute software solutions, designing and developing high-quality code.
• Gather, analyze and visualize diverse data sets for improvements.

Skills

System design

Application development

Technical troubleshooting

Agile methodologies

Python programming

Database querying

Cloud services (AWS)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

GitHub

Terraform

Grafana

Job description

At JPMorgan Chase, 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. With a strong foundation of trust established by millions of customers in the US, we have been rapidly expanding our presence in the UK and soon across Europe. 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. Our engineers are naturally solution-oriented and possess an interest in the financial sector and focus on addressing our customer needs. We work in teams focused on Platform Engineering.

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.

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