Software Engineer III - Java - Senior Associate

JPMorganChase; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Software Engineer III in the Payments Technology group within the Commercial & Investment Bank to drive secure, scalable software delivery. You will contribute across the SDLC, emphasizing production-grade Java and Spring Boot, automated testing, and architecture design.

You will leverage AI-assisted development tools, participate in agile practices, and help improve code quality, performance, and reliability in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience in Java and Spring Boot.
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Proficient in Software Development Life Cycle, design patterns, and best practices.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Experience with high throughput, low latency distributed systems and enterprise tooling.
• Experience leading use of AI-assisted software development tools and validating outputs for correctness and security.

Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting with the ability to solve complex problems.
• Creates secure, high-quality production code and maintains algorithms across systems.
• Uses AI coding assist tools to improve code quality, speed, and productivity, with peer review and automated tests.
• Applies SDLC tools and automation capabilities to improve value and efficiency.
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications ensuring design constraints are met.
• Develops visuals and reporting from large data sets to support continuous improvement.
• Identifies patterns in data to drive improvements in coding hygiene and system design.

Skills

Java Spring Boot

System design

CI/CD & automation

Agile methodologies

AI-assisted development

Security & resiliency

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 the Commercial & Investment Bank's Payments Technology group, you play a vital role in an agile team dedicated to enhancing, building, and delivering reliable, market-leading technology products with a focus on security, stability, and scalability. As a key technical contributor, you are tasked with implementing essential technology solutions across diverse technical domains, supporting various business functions to achieve the firm's strategic goals

Job responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Leverages enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity across complex deliverables (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards; contributes learnings and reusable patterns to improve broader team effectiveness.
• 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.
• 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

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience in Java on Spring Bootprogramming language
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Hands on experience working with high throughput, low latency distributed systems ensuring efficient communication and integration between different systems
• Proven record of providing end-user support with excellent problem-solving abilities
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Advanced knowledge in reactive programming technology
• Knowledge of On-prem and/or public cloud
• Knowledge in Cockroach or Cassandra / distributed database