Software Engineer III - Cloud Platform Engineering

JPMorganChase; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in London is seeking a Software Engineer III to help shape the cloud-native platform that powers product teams. You will design, build, and operate infrastructure that enables rapid, secure delivery across the accelerator team, collaborating with senior engineers in a fast-paced environment.

You will work on Kubernetes-based services, CI/CD workflows, and tooling, applying secure coding practices and exploring enterprise AI-assisted development tools.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient applied experience.
• Hands-on experience with software development, testing, and troubleshooting in a professional or project-based environment.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Go, Java, or Kotlin.
• Working understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and secure development practices.
• Foundational understanding of cloud and container technologies, including core Kubernetes concepts.
• Demonstrated eagerness to learn and grow within cloud-native platform engineering on a major cloud provider (GCP/AWS/Azure).
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools with ability to critically evaluate AI outputs.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity and secure handling of outputs.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure, high-quality production code and participate in code reviews, with guidance from senior engineers.
• Contribute to the design and development of composable infrastructure systems and capabilities that support developer productivity.
• Build, operate, and maintain Kubernetes-based platform services, developer self-service tooling, and CI/CD workflows.
• Identify and automate remediation of recurring operational issues to improve platform stability and reliability.
• Provide operational support for production systems in a 'you-build-it-you-run-it' culture, including incident response.
• Apply platform security and controls practices through infrastructure as code and policy-as-code, and hardening standards.
• Continuously expand knowledge of cloud-native technologies and emerging platform engineering practices.
• Leverage enterprise-authorized AI coding tools to improve code quality and productivity, with peer review and secure coding standards.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

Programming Go/Java/Kotlin

CI/CD pipelines

Agile methodologies

Kubernetes fundamentals

Cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure)

AI-assisted development tools

Tools

Kubernetes

Crossplane

Terraform

Job description

Job Description

Shape the future of cloud-native platforms — build, run, and evolve the infrastructure that powers products customers love. We're building something different. Born from a bold vision to bring a new kind of banking experience to customers, our team combines the stability and scale of JPMorganChase with the energy and pace of a startup. Here, your ideas matter, your growth is supported, and the work you do has a direct impact on millions of people. As a Software Engineer III at JPMorganChase within the Accelerator Business Platform team, you are at the heart of how we build and scale our products. You'll work alongside experienced engineers to design, build, and operate the cloud-native platform infrastructure that enables our product teams to move fast and safely. This is a role for someone who is curious, collaborative, and eager to grow — someone who wants to develop deep platform engineering expertise while contributing to a team that genuinely values diversity of thought and experience.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop secure, high-quality production code and participate in code reviews, with guidance and mentorship from senior engineers
• Contribute to the design and development of composable infrastructure systems and capabilities that support developer productivity
• Build, operate, and maintain Kubernetes-based platform services, developer self-service tooling, and CI/CD workflows
• Identify and automate remediation of recurring operational issues to improve platform stability and reliability
• Provide operational support for production systems in a 'you-build-it-you-run-it' culture, including active participation in incident response
• Apply platform security and controls practices through infrastructure as code, policy-as-code, and hardening standardsContinuously expand your knowledge of cloud-native technologies and emerging platform engineering practices
• Leverages enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient applied experience
• Hands-on experience with software development, testing, and troubleshooting in a professional or project-based environment
• Proficiency, or a strong working foundation, in one or more programming languages such as Go, Java, or Kotlin
• Working understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and secure development practices
• Foundational understanding of cloud and container technologies, including core Kubernetes concepts
• Demonstrated eagerness to learn and grow within cloud-native platform engineering on a major cloud provider such as Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, or Microsoft Azure
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, testing, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate and validate AI-generated outputs
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Exposure to Kubernetes, containerization, and related cloud-native tooling
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code using Crossplane, Terraform, or equivalent frameworks
• Awareness of, or hands-on interest in, GitOps workflows and the Kubernetes operator pattern
• Experience contributing to developer platform or internal tooling initiatives

About Us

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. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About The Team

Our Corporate Technology team relies on smart, driven people like you to develop applications and provide tech support for all our corporate functions across our network. Your efforts will touch lives all over the financial spectrum and across all our divisions: Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and within the Corporate Administrative Office. You'll be part of a team specifically built to meet and exceed our evolving technology needs, as well as our technology controls agenda.