Lead Software Engineer - Java

JPMorganChase; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase seeks a Manager Software Engineer in Glasgow to guide a team delivering secure and scalable technology solutions. You'll lead technical deliverables, foster collaboration and a culture of diversity. The role demands strong management skills, experience in software development, and proficiency in languages like Java or Spark. This position offers an opportunity to shape technology delivery and promote inclusivity in a global finance firm.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage software engineering teams delivering quality software.
• Hands-on experience in system design and application development.
• Solid grasp of agile methodologies, including CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction, oversight, and coaching for a team of software engineers.
• Ensure successful collaboration across teams and stakeholders.
• Lead and manage large-scale technical deliverables with your team.

Skills

Management of software engineering teams

Proficiency in Java or Spark

Agile methodologies

SQL and NoSQL technologies

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts

Tools

Spark

Scala

Job description

Join us and take your software engineering career to new heights. As a Manager Software Engineer in the Finance Technology Team, you will guide and support a team of engineers to deliver secure, stable, and scalable technology solutions. You will collaborate across teams and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business objectives. You will lead technical deliverables, drive process improvements, and foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Your leadership will help shape the future of our technology and our team’s success.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction, oversight, and coaching for a team of software engineers.
• Ensure successful collaboration across teams and stakeholders.
• Lead and manage large‑scale technical deliverables with your team.
• Execute software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting.
• Define and lead technology and process implementations to achieve firmwide objectives.
• Identify hidden problems and patterns in data to drive improvements.
• Promote coding hygiene and system architecture enhancements.
• Foster a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.
• Provide leadership and direction to multiple feature teams regionally and globally.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Proven ability to manage software engineering teams delivering quality software.
• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• Hands‑on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in coding in one or more languages such as Java or Spark.
• Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment.
• Knowledge of modern programming and database querying languages.
• Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Solid grasp of agile methodologies, including CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, AI, machine learning, mobile).
• Ability to solve data‑oriented problems using technologies such as SQL, relational databases, Spark, and NoSQL.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Additional formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• Exposure to AI tools and technologies for software development.
• Experience with Spark performance tuning for complex calculations on large datasets.
• Experience delivering production changes to complex software using Scala and Spark.

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services. We are an equal opportunity employer and provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees.