Tech Lead: Full-Stack Java/Spring & React

Next Frontier Capital; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to influence how we serve clients and scale innovation across the enterprise. You will be a core technical contributor, driving design and delivery of secure, scalable systems on an agile team, using Java/Spring Boot, React/TypeScript and modern UI/console experiences.

You will own end-to-end delivery, mentor engineers, and lead architecture discussions while advancing observability, automation, and enterprise AI-assisted development standards to

Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability in large-scale enterprise environments (Kafka).
• Advanced proficiency in Java and Spring Boot.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver robust full-stack solutions using Java/Spring Boot and React/TypeScript, applying strong engineering judgment to meet non-functional requirements including security, resiliency, and performance
• Own end-to-end delivery of features across the software development lifecycle including requirements, design, coding, testing, deployment, and production support, with clear accountability for outcomes
• Build modern, containerized microservices and platform capabilities, including domain modeling, data design, and secure, high-quality production code while raising standards through code reviews, debugging, and refactoring
• Lead technical design and architecture discussions, partnering with stakeholders and aligning designs with relevant architecture standards and forums
• Develop backend services and APIs integrating with relational databases, search platforms, and enterprise systems
• Create and evolve operational UI/console experiences in React/TypeScript, partnering with engineering and product teams to deliver usable workflows
• Design and implement event-driven and streaming architectures using Kafka, including topic design, schema/contract strategy, and resilient producer/consumer patterns
• Contribute directly to operational stability and reliability by leading incident response and root cause analysis, reducing repeat incidents via preventative controls and automation, and enhancing observability
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities
• Mentor and develop engineers through design reviews and communities of practice, fostering a culture of diversity, inclusion, opportunity, and respect

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

React

TypeScript

Kafka

REST/GraphQL

SQL

Elasticsearch

CI/CD

Observability

Tools

Jira

Confluence

IntelliJ IDEA

VS Code

Maven

Git

Jenkins

Spinnaker

Sonar

Job description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to influence how we serve clients and scale innovation across the enterprise. You will be a core technical contributor, driving design and delivery of secure, scalable systems on an agile team, using Java/Spring Boot, React/TypeScript and modern UI/console experiences.

You will own end-to-end delivery, mentor engineers, and lead architecture discussions while advancing observability, automation, and enterprise AI-assisted development standards to