Software Engineer III - Full Stack

J.P. Morgan; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in Glasgow is looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer III. You will enhance and deliver technology products, develop secure production code, and analyze diverse data sets. The ideal candidate has formal training in software engineering, experience in Java or other languages, and knowledge of cloud technologies. Join our agile team to drive innovation and excellence in technology solutions.

Qualifications

• Practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a corporate environment.
• Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.

Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting.
• Create secure, high-quality production code and maintain algorithms.
• Gather, analyze, and develop visualizations from diverse data sets.

Skills

Software engineering concepts

Java

System design

Debugging

Agile methodologies

Cloud technologies

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Amazon Web Services

Kubernetes

Job description

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.

As a Full Stack Software Engineer III with the Private Bank Trading Technology team at JPMorgan Chase, you will work as an experienced member of the agile team to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficient in coding in Java or other languages
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g. public cloud, Kubernetes, Kafka)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
• Demonstrated practical experience of cloud technologies (Preferred Amazon Web Services and Kubernetes)