Sr Lead Software Engineer - Java

Testing Site - JPMC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

On-site wellness centers

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a senior Software Engineer in London responsible for migrating and enhancing a cloud-native trade processing platform. You will be a core technical contributor, delivering secure, scalable software within an agile team across multiple business functions.

The role requires 8+ years of experience, strong Java 11 coding skills, and expertise in microservices, Kafka, JMS, and AWS. Collaboration with global teams and leadership in engineering practices are key aspects.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of formal software engineering experience with training or certification
• Experience delivering system design, development, testing and operational stability
• Advanced knowledge of CI/CD, Application Resiliency and Security
• Advanced Java 11 coding and databases: Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• Experience with event-driven development, Kafka and JMS
• Experience with microservices architecture in globally distributed teams
• Strong communication across technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience with AWS and cloud migrations from on-premise to cloud-native

Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting with ability to solve complex problems
• Produces secure, high-quality production code and maintains algorithms
• Delivers architecture and design artifacts for complex apps while ensuring constraints are met
• Analyzes large data sets to support improvements in software applications
• Identifies data patterns to drive improvements in coding hygiene and architecture
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation to improve stability
• Leads communities of practice to promote new technologies
• Contributes to a team culture of diversity and inclusion

Skills

Java 11

Microservices

CI/CD

AWS

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Kafka

JMS

Security

Data analysis

Communication

Tools

Kafka

JMS

Job description

Job Description

Transform your career by enhancing and migrating our trade processing platform to a cloud-native code-base.

As a Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Investment Banking, you play a crucial role in an agile team dedicated to enhancing, building, and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products that are secure, stable, and scalable.. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

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
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 8+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Advanced coding with Java 11 and advanced capabilities with relational databases such as Oracle, PostgresQL, and Mongo DB
• Experience with event-driven development, Kafka and messaging systems such as Java Messaging System (JMS)
• Strong experience developing applications built on microservices architecture while working across a globally distributed team
• Ability to communicate effectively across different organization levels for technical and non-technical audiences, peers, and leadership teams.
• Experience with AWS ecosystem and application migrations from on-premise and hybrid solutions to fully cloud-native applications.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Ability to contribute directly to coding, code reviews, and technical team delivery while partnering with management and stakeholders to ensure delivery is aligned with overall team objectives.

Employer Description

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

Organization Description

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.