Software Engineer III - Backend Engineering - Java/Kotlin

J.P. MORGAN; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial services firm as a Software Engineer III, where you will be at the forefront of developing innovative solutions that prioritize customer needs. Collaborate in a diverse team environment, utilizing JVM-based languages like Java and Kotlin to create scalable, secure applications. Your role will involve not only technical skills but also a commitment to ethical practices and team collaboration, ensuring high standards in all deliverables.

Qualifications

• Desire to teach and share knowledge.
• Ability to cope with complexity and change.
• High standards for personal and team performance.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable business products using domain modeling.
• Develop secure code and ensure system reliability.
• Continuously update technologies and patterns.

Skills

Problem-Solving

Teamwork

Adaptability

Initiative

Pragmatic Approach

Education

Formal Training or Certification

Tools

Java

Kotlin

Cloud Technologies

Job description

Job Description

Out of the successful launch of Chase in 2021, we’re a new team, with a new mission. We’re creating products that solve real-world problems and put customers at the center— all in an environment that nurtures skills and helps you realize your potential. Our team is key to our success. We’re people-first. We value collaboration, curiosity, and commitment.

As a Software Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within the Accelerator business, you are the heart of this venture, focused on getting smart ideas into the hands of our customers. You have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about new technology. By your nature, you are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy, and have a head for fintech. You thrive in working in tribes and squads that focus on specific products and projects – and depending on your strengths and interests, you'll have the opportunity to move between them.

While we’re looking for professional skills, culture is just as important to us. We understand that everyone's unique – and that diversity of thought, experience, and background is what makes a good team, great. By bringing people with different points of view together, we can represent everyone and truly reflect the communities we serve. This way, there's scope for you to make a huge difference – on us as a company, and on our clients and business partners around the world.

Job Responsibilities

• Use domain modeling techniques to allow us to build best-in-class business products.
• Structure software so that it is easy to understand, test, and evolve.
• Build solutions that avoid single points of failure, using scalable architectural patterns.
• Develop secure code so that our customers and ourselves are protected from malicious actors.
• Promptly investigate and fix issues and ensure they do not resurface in the future.
• Make sure our releases happen with zero downtime for our end-users.
• Ensure our data is written and read in a way that's optimized for our needs.
• Keep an eye on performance, making sure we use the right approach to identify and solve problems.
• Ensure our systems are reliable and easy to operate.
• Keep us up to date by continuously updating our technologies and patterns.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification on problem-solving concepts and proficient applied experience.
• A desire to teach others and share knowledge. We aren’t looking for hero developers, more for team players.
• Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions. Copes effectively with complexity and change. Learns and unlearns technologies and patterns quickly. Comfortable in uncharted waters.
• Can see the long term. Won’t sacrifice the future for the present. Chooses technologies and approaches based on the end goals.
• High standards. Expects personal performance and team performance to be nothing short of the best.
• Does not cut corners ethically. Earns and maintains trust.
• Does what's best for the company, rather than what's best for themselves or their team.
• Able to take the initiative and shape their own path.
• Has a pragmatic and iterative approach to achieving our long-term goals.

Technologies

• We primarily use JVM-based languages (Java/Kotlin) but we also have parts of the platform that use other languages as needed.
• We look to use open source when it makes sense and build ourselves when it doesn't.
• We are entirely cloud-native and aim to build a truly multi-cloud solution.
• We look at each problem independently and pick the right technology to solve it.
• We aren’t afraid to try new things but focus on building something to last, solving real-world problems for real-life customers.