Software Engineer III- Back End- Nutmeg- Mid Level

J.P. MORGAN; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in London is seeking a Back-End Engineer to deliver end-to-end solutions utilizing cloud-native microservices. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Java or Kotlin and thrive in an agile environment. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact through innovative technology. Commitment to diversity and inclusion is paramount at this company.

Qualifications

• Proficient advanced experience in Java programming.
• Hands-on experience as a back-end software engineer in a customer-facing environment.
• Recent experience with JVM languages (preferably Java 8+).
• Ability to work in a dynamic, agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end solutions with cloud-native microservices.
• Design and implement technical solutions in Java/Kotlin.
• Write comprehensive tests for the applications.
• Support products throughout their life cycles.

Skills

Java programming concepts

Agile environment

RESTful APIs

Relational databases

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Education

Formal training or certification in Java

Tools

Cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Messaging frameworks (Kafka, RabbitMQ)

Job description

Job Description

Behind every investment is a person with ambitions, motivations and values. While we know that every client is unique, they come to Nutmeg for the same reason: our straightforward and transparent approach to investing.

Nutmeg is a J.P. Morgan company offering award-winning investments, products and digital wealth management services to over 250,000 investors in the UK. We built the business from scratch, with constant innovation a core part of our ethos since the beginning. We aim to provide clients with the best digital investing experience, ensuring digital security and customer satisfaction – meaning you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference.

Our Back-End Engineering team is at the heart of this venture, focused on getting a great banking experience into the hands of our customers. We're looking for people who have a curious mindset, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are passionate about new technology. By their nature, our people are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy and have a head for fintech. We work in teams that focus on specific products and projects. Depending on your strengths and interests, you'll have the opportunity to move between them and work in projects including fraud prevention, Investments, identity services, money transfers, debit and credit card payments, core banking, insurance products, reward campaigns, call-centre supporting innovations and more.

Job Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end cutting-edge solutions in the form of cloud-native microservice architecture applications leveraging the latest technologies and the best industry practices.
• Design, estimate costs for and implement technical solutions written in Java/Kotlin
• Write unit, component, integration, end-to-end & performance tests
• Support the products you've built through their entire life cycle, including production and incident management

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

• Formal training or certification on Java programming concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Recent hands-on professional experience as a back-end software engineer in an agile, dynamic and customer facing environment
• Recent experience with using a JVM language (Java/Scala/Kotlin, preferably Java 8+)
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and web technologies
• Understanding of relational databases
• Experience in all the stages of software development lifecycle (requirements, design, architecture, development, testing, deployment, release and support)
• Ability to work in a dynamic, agile environment within a diverse, inclusive and geographically distributed team
• Ability to focus on promptly addressing customer needs
• Technically curious, versatile and solution
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

• Understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture
• Understanding of cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
• Understanding of messaging frameworks (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
• Experience in automating deployment, releases and testing in continuous integration, continuous delivery pipelines

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.