Sr. Lead Software Engineer

J.P. MORGAN; Scotland; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join J.P. Morgan as a Senior Lead Software Engineer where you will be key in advancing technology products, focusing on building frameworks and UIs for Kubernetes-based infrastructure. Your role includes design, development, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions for our clients.

Qualifications

• Extensive software development experience using server-side languages.
• Experience in deploying applications to cloud platforms including AWS.
• Strong experience with modern web frameworks like React and Angular.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-quality software applications and frameworks.
• Enhance and maintain web frontend applications using modern frameworks.
• Develop custom pipelines for Docker and Kubernetes deployments.

Skills

Software Development

Java

Golang

JavaScript

Kubernetes

React

Microservices

Cloud Adoption

Documentation

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Maven

Docker

Go Modules

NPM

Job description

Job Description

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

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Infrastructure Platforms, you are an integral part of an agile team that builds critical frameworks and UIs that drive the next generation of Kubernetes based Atlas infrastructure provisioning platforms.

Job responsibilities

• Design and develop high-quality software applications and frameworks using firmwide languages and technologies, including but not limited to Golang, Java, JavaScript, Groovy, and Kubernetes.
• Serve as an ambassador for CFS architecture and frameworks, providing consultation to various teams within CFS to build solutions using the aforementioned technologies.
• Enhance and maintain web frontend applications using frameworks such as React, Angular, or VueJS.
• Develop custom build and deployment Groovy pipelines for creating Docker images and deploying them to Kubernetes and AWS (Amazon Web Services).
• Work on proof-of-concept projects to validate architectural guidelines.
• Ensure the health of team codebases by maintaining code quality and addressing vulnerabilities, utilizing tools like SSAP and Sonar for scanning reports.
• Create high-quality technical documentation for frameworks and tools.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience.
• Extensive software development experience using server-side programming languages such as Java or Golang.
• Experience creating REST APIs.
• Experience with build and packaging tools like Maven, Docker, Go Modules or NPM.
• Strong experience with JavaScript or TypeScript and Nodejs based web frameworks like VueJS, React, or Angular, as well as CSS frameworks.
• Experience with deploying applications to cloud-based platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Cloud Foundry.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Agile/Scrum as well as Waterfall development methodologies
• Build automation (static and dynamic analysis) and frameworks with software engineers that are able to improve security, whilst also improving developer and customer experience.
• Provide challenge and assessment of potential technology risks including information and cyber security control weaknesses by performing threat modelling exercises. Provide technology risk subject matter expertise and communicate the risk environment to management and other key stakeholders.
• Build solid professional relationships with matrixed teams to include technology, business, audit, and operational risk partners

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

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.