Software Engineer III - Full Stack Java

Next Frontier Capital; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Glasgow seeks a Software Engineer III to join Risk Technology. You will design and deliver trusted, scalable tech products, with full-stack responsibilities from React/TypeScript frontends to Java/Spring Boot backends.

You will work in an agile team, contribute to architecture, and leverage AI-assisted development tools while ensuring secure coding practices and accessibility. This role offers growth with market-leading financial technology solutions.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient applied experience.
• Hands-on experience in system design, frontend development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficient in Java and building services with Spring Boot or equivalent frameworks.
• Strong experience building frontend applications with React and TypeScript.
• Experience with design systems and component libraries at scale.
• Knowledge of web accessibility principles and implementing accessible UI patterns.
• Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining code in large-scale environments.
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, resiliency, and security practices.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications within cloud, AI, ML, or mobile domains.
• Hands-on experience using enterprise AI-assisted software development tools with evaluation of outputs.

Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions across design, development, and troubleshooting.
• Create secure, high-quality production code and maintain algorithms.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications.
• Build and maintain full-stack features with product and design teams.
• Develop modern web interfaces using React and TypeScript.
• Ensure accessibility best practices in UI implementations.
• Design and implement backend services and APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
• Analyze large data sets to develop visualizations and reporting.
• Identify patterns in data to improve coding hygiene and architecture.
• Contribute to engineering communities and explore new technologies.
• Leverage AI coding assist tools to improve quality and speed with peer review.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

React

TypeScript

Web accessibility

CI/CD

AI-assisted development

Security practices

Agile methodologies

Cloud/DevOps

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

AI coding tools

Job description

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

As a Software Engineer III at JPMorganChase within Risk Technology, you are a seasoned member of an agile team focused on designing and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You bring technical depth across the full stack — from modern React and TypeScript frontends to Java and Spring Boot backend services — and you thrive in an environment where your contributions directly support the firm's risk management objectives. This is your opportunity to grow alongside talented engineers, influence technical direction, and make a meaningful impact at one of the world's leading financial institutions.

Job responsibilities

• Execute software solutions across design, development, and technical troubleshooting, thinking beyond conventional approaches to break down complex problems and build scalable solutions
• Create secure, 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 throughout the software development lifecycle
• Build and maintain full-stack features in close partnership with product and design teams to deliver high-quality, accessible user experiences
• Develop modern web interfaces using React and TypeScript, leveraging reusable components and patterns aligned to established design systems
• Ensure user interface implementations follow accessibility best practices, including keyboard navigation, semantic markup, and assistive technology support
• Design and implement backend services and APIs using Java and Spring Boot, including integration with data stores and downstream systems
• Gather, analyze, and synthesize large, diverse data sets to develop visualizations and reporting that drive continuous improvement of software applications
• Proactively identify hidden problems and patterns in data, using insights to improve coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contribute to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• 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 practical experience in system design, Frontend application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficient in coding in one or more languages, with demonstrated strength in Java and building services with Spring Boot or equivalent frameworks
• Strong experience building frontend applications with React and TypeScript
• Experience working with design systems and component libraries, applying consistent user interface standards at scale
• Working knowledge of web accessibility principles and implementing accessible user interface patterns
• Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large-scale environment using one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies, including continuous integration and delivery, application resiliency, and security practices
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or mobile
• 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

• Familiarity with modern frontend technologies, including state management patterns, build tooling, and testing frameworks
• Experience with API design and integration patterns, including REST; exposure to event-driven architectures is a plus
• Exposure to cloud technologies and cloud-native development practices
• Experience building automated tests across the stack, including unit, integration, and user interface testing

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.

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success. Design and deliver market-leading technology products in a secure and scalable way as a seasoned member of an agile team.