Software Engineer III - Global Banking Platform - Mid Level

J.P. Morgan; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global banking institution seeks a Software Engineer II to join their team in Greater London. This role involves designing and developing scalable microservices for a core banking platform, leveraging cloud technologies. Candidates should have hands-on experience in software engineering, particularly in programming languages such as Go, Python, or Java. The position also requires skills in automated testing and solid understanding of system design. Join a diverse team committed to innovation and excellence in technology.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in system design and application development.
• Experience in developing automated tests as part of the development cycle.
• Exposure to cloud technologies and agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable microservices using software engineering best practices.
• Write secure, high-quality code with limited guidance.
• Manage and troubleshoot deployments from testing to production.

Skills

System design

Application development

Testing

Operational stability

Programming in Go

Programming in Python

Programming in Java

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

RESTful APIs

SQL

NoSQL

Kubernetes

Mesos

Kafka

Job description

Be an integral part of a team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Software Engineer II at JPMorgan Chase within the Global Banking Platform (GBP), you are an integral part of a team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted marketleading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way.

We are building the next generation core banking platform that will operate at a global scale and will support hundreds of millions of accounts. We use cloud native technologies, and the work involves the development of micro-services, integrations, dashboards, production support tools and CI/CD pipelines.

Initially, successful candidates for the role will be seconded to a FinTech software partner. This is an exciting opportunity to experience the day to day of a fintech while being fully backed by JPMC. After the conclusion of the secondment, all secondees will return to JPMC and apply the knowledge, technologies and practices acquired and develop the critical services to support GBP’s worldwide journey to the cloud.

Job responsibilities

• Design, implement and develop scalable, performant microservices using software engineering best practices.
• Writes secure and high-quality code with limited guidance
• Writes automated unit tests, integration tests, etc.
• Applies technical knowledge to solve technical problems of basic complexity
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) toolchain to reduce toil and add value by automation
• Manage and troubleshoot deployments from testing environments all the way to production.
• Interface with other engineering teams to ensure that features are added in a structured and coherent way.
• Translate generic product requirements into trackable tickets.
• Learns and applies system processes, methodologies, and skills for the development of secure, stable code and systems
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience
• Hands‑on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Experience in at least one major programming language: Go as preference, Python and/or Java
• Experience in developing automated tests as an integral part of the development cycle.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Experience with RESTful APIs
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Exposure to agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Knowledge of banking / finance.
• Experience with any cloud provider.
• Familiar with databases (SQL or NoSQL).
• Experience with client/server software architectures & networking, or microservice architectures.
• Experience using orchestration tools such as Kubernetes or Mesos.
• Experience with streaming architectures and tools (e.g. Kafka)