Software Engineer III- JPM Personal Investing- Mid Level

Archer; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer in collaboration with J.P. Morgan Personal Investing seeks a Backend Engineer to deliver cloud-native microservices using Java/Kotlin.

You will design, implement, test, and support scalable systems in an agile, distributed environment, leveraging AI-assisted development tools and adhering to secure coding standards. The role emphasizes strong collaboration with product teams, deep knowledge of RESTful APIs, relational databases, and modern cloud technologies (AWS).

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in Java programming concepts.
• Hands-on back-end software engineering experience in agile environments.
• Experience with JVM languages (Java/Scala/Kotlin, Java 8+).
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and web technologies.
• Understanding of relational databases.
• Experience across all SDLC stages (requirements to support).
• Ability to work in a distributed, diverse team.
• Proficient English communication.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end cloud-native microservices using Java/Kotlin.
• Design and estimate costs for technical solutions in Java/Kotlin.
• Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests; ensure security and quality.
• Support products through life cycle including production and incident management.
• Leverage AI-assisted coding tools to improve quality and speed, with peer reviews.

Skills

Java and Kotlin

Backend engineering

RESTful APIs

Relational databases

Software development lifecycle

Agile

English communication

AI-assisted development tools

Distributed systems

Cloud technologies

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Kafka

Job description

Archer is collaborating with J.P. Morgan to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

Job Description

Behind every investment is a person with ambitions, motivations and values. While we know that every client is unique, they come to J.P. Morgan Personal Investing for the same reason: our straightforward and transparent approach to investing, and the trust that 150 years of J.P. Morgan heritage brings.

J.P. Morgan Personal Investing offers award-winning investments, products and digital wealth management services to over 275,000 investors in the UK. We built the business with innovation as a core part of our ethos to give consumers the confidence and clarity to make informed investment decisions and achieve their financial goals.

Our Back-End Engineering team is at the heart of this venture, focused on getting a great banking experience into the hands of our customers. We're looking for people who have a curious mindset, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are passionate about new technology. By their nature, our people are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy and have a head for fintech. We work in teams that focus on specific products and projects. Depending on your strengths and interests, you'll have the opportunity to move between them and work in projects including fraud prevention, Investments, identity services, money transfers, debit and credit card payments, core banking, insurance products, reward campaigns, call-centre supporting innovations and more.

Job Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end cutting-edge solutions in the form of cloud-native microservice architecture applications leveraging the latest technologies and the best industry practices.


• Design, estimate costs for and implement technical solutions written in Java/Kotlin


• Write unit, component, integration, end-to-end & performance tests


• Support the products you've built through their entire life cycle, including production and incident management


• 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.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities And Skills

• Formal training or certification on Java programming concepts and proficient advanced experience


• Recent hands-on professional experience as a back-end software engineer in an agile, dynamic and customer facing environment


• Recent experience with using a JVM language (Java/Scala/Kotlin, preferably Java 8+)


• Understanding of RESTful APIs and web technologies


• Understanding of relational databases


• Experience in all the stages of software development lifecycle (requirements, design, architecture, development, testing, deployment, release and support)


• Ability to work in a dynamic, agile environment within a diverse, inclusive and geographically distributed team


• Ability to focus on promptly addressing customer needs


• Technically curious, versatile and solution


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English


• Hands‑on experience using enterprise-authorized AI‑assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, test creation, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI‑generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security.


• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; ability to guide peers on safe and effective usage within team practices. Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills


• Understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture


• Understanding of cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)


• Understanding of messaging frameworks (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)


• Experience in automating deployment, releases and testing in continuous integration, continuous delivery pipelines

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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 our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About The Team

The Cybersecurity & Technology Controls group at JPMorganChase aligns the firm's cybersecurity, access management, controls and resiliency teams. The group proactively and strategically partners with all lines of business and functions to enable them to design, adopt and integrate appropriate controls; deliver processes and solutions efficiently and consistently; and drive automation of controls. The group's number one priority is to enable the business by keeping the firm safe, stable and resilient.

High Risk Roles (HRR) are sensitive roles within the technology organization that require high assurance of the integrity of staff by virtue of 1) sensitive cybersecurity and technology functions they perform within systems or 2) information they receive regarding sensitive cybersecurity or technology matters. Users in these roles are subject to enhanced pre-hire screening which includes both criminal and credit background checks (as allowed by law). The enhanced screening will need to be successfully completed prior to commencing employment or assignment.