Sr Lead Software Engineer - React Native

J.P. Morgan; London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London is seeking a Sr Lead Software Engineer - Front-End Engineer to develop cloud-native microservices applications. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of experience, strong skills in JavaScript and TypeScript, and a passion for mobile development. The role offers opportunities to mentor junior developers and improve development processes in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years applied experience in JavaScript concepts.
• Ability to write testable, clean JavaScript code.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Create and maintain clean, efficient, and reusable codebase.
• Conduct thorough testing to ensure robustness and reliability of applications.
• Mentor junior developers, providing guidance on best practices and code reviews.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

ES6+

React

Agile methodologies

Unit testing

Education

Formal training or certification on JavaScript

Tools

React Native

Kotlin

Swift

REST APIs

GraphQL

Job description

We know that people want great value combined with an excellent experience from a bank they can trust, so we launched our digital bank, Chase UK, to revolutionise mobile banking with seamless journeys that our customers love. We're already trusted by millions in the US and we're quickly catching up in the UK – but how we do things here is a little different. We're building the bank of the future from scratch, channelling our start-up mentality every step of the way – meaning you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact.

As a Sr Lead Software Engineer - Front-End Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the International Consumer Bank, you will be a part of a flat-structure organization. Your responsibilities are to deliver end-to-end cutting-edge solutions in the form of cloud-native microservices architecture applications leveraging the latest technologies and the best industry practices. You are expected to be involved in the design and architecture of the solutions while also focusing on the entire SDLC lifecycle stages.

Job responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Create and maintain clean, efficient, and reusable codebase.
• Conduct thorough testing to ensure robustness and reliability of applications.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues, ensuring smooth application functionality.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to gather requirements and provide progress updates.
• Mentor junior developers, providing guidance on best practices and code reviews.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and best practices in mobile development.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance development processes and workflows.
  
  

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Formal training or certification on JavaScript concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, and ES6+ syntax
• Ability to write testable, clean JavaScript code
• Familiarity with writing unit tests
• Ability to work in a dynamic, agile environment within a geographically distributed team
• Ability to focus on promptly addressing customer needs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Proficiency in React framework
• Building applications usingReact Nativein TypeScript or JavaScript
• Native application development across Android / iOS inKotlin/Swift
• Understanding of REST APIsand GraphQL
• Comfortable working with projects partially or fully usingTypeScript
• Using latestReact featuressuch as Suspense and Hooks
• End to end testing applications withDetox/Appium / WebdriverIO

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