Software Engineer III- Java and KDB

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services leader is seeking a Software Engineer III in Glasgow. The role involves designing and delivering technology products, contributing to projects in real-time trading and software solutions. Candidates should have experience with Java and KDB+/q, knowledge of agile methodologies, and a passion for problem-solving. This position offers a supportive environment for skill growth under expert guidance.

Qualifications

• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Experience in application and data design disciplines focusing on real-time processing.

Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting.
• Creates secure and high-quality production code.
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications.

Skills

Java/Spring framework

KDB+/q

Agile methodologies

UI Development in C#

React JS

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts

Job description

• Business Unit Commercial & Investment Bank
• Posting Date 03/13/2025, 09:24 AM
• Locations GLASGOW, LANARKSHIRE, United Kingdom
• Job Schedule Full time

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 JPMorgan Chase within Prime Finance Services , you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design 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.

As a member of our Prime Finance Technology Group, we look first and foremost for people who are passionate around solving business problems through innovation and engineering practices. You'll be required to apply your depth of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, as well as partner continuously with your many stakeholders on a daily basis to stay focused on common goals The team is driving the transformation of the equity financing platform and you will contribute to a broad range of projects from tackling large scale enterprise engineering challenges with Kafka or AMPS, building real-time inventory trading platforms in Java and KDB+/q, and building UI in React.

We are a fast-paced, high-energy team currently based in London, NY, Mumbai, Bangalore, Singapore and Hong Kong. Within this new team in Glasgow , you will have the opportunity to work in a supportive environment where you’ll be able to grow and develop your skills under the guidance of experienced technologists in the industry.

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, 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
• Proficiency in Java/Spring framework
• KDB+/q including experience in building and performance tuning of real time subscriber, tickerplant, HDBare required
• 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., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• UI Development experience in C#, React JS is preferable
• Experience with cloud deployment, design and development concerns is preferable
• Experience in application and data design disciplines with an emphasis on real-time processing and delivery e.g. Kafka, AMPS, FIX protocol is preferable
• Understanding of the Prime business, in particular Equity Finance - Locate and Positions Management is preferable

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 ourFAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.