Software Engineer II

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Software Engineer II to join their Payment Technology team in Johannesburg. In this role, you will design and develop scalable software solutions, collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, and mentor peers in a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates should have strong skills in data structures, algorithms, and .Net Core, along with a passion for learning new technologies.

Qualifications

• Hands-on practical experience in system design and application development.
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Ability to innovate and learn new technologies quickly.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software.
• Collaborate with other technology teams and users.
• Mentor team members.

Skills

Data Structures

Algorithms

Object-Oriented design

Secure coding principles

.Net Core

Relational SQL

git

LLM modelling

Cloud technologies

Education

Formal training or certification in related fields

Job description

Software Engineer II

Join our Payment Technology team as a Software Engineer II and help shape the future of financial technology at JPMorgan Chase. You will collaborate with talented colleagues to deliver secure, scalable, and innovative solutions that drive our Corporate and Investment Banking business. This is your opportunity to expand your technical expertise, work on impactful projects, and grow your career in a dynamic, agile environment.

As a Software Engineer II at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate and Investment Banking business for Payment Technology team, you are part of an agile team that works to enhance, design, and deliver the software components of the firm’s state‑of‑the‑art technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As an emerging member of a software engineering team, you execute software solutions through the design, development, and technical troubleshooting of multiple components within a technical product, application, or system, while gaining the skills and experience needed to grow within your role.

Job Responsibilities

• Executes standard software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting
• Writes secure and high‑quality code using the syntax of at least one programming language with limited guidance
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software in the area of Distributed side.
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverable.
• Collaborate closely with other technology teams and internal end users to deliver solutions that promote a variety of trade businesses
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Mentor and orient people in right direction.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on related fields concepts and expanding applied experience
• Hands‑on practical experience in System design, application development, testing and operational stability.
• Excellent in Data Structures, Algorithms.
• Excellent in implementing the design patterns and fundamentals of Object‑Oriented design
• Secure coding principles and practical implementation critical.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, problem solving, analytical, organizational skills and attention to detail and end‑to‑end project ownership. Interactions within a team / multi‑team setting vital.
• Innovation and openness for acquiring new skills and learning new technologies in short time span.
• Hands on Experience with .Net Core, Relational SQL and middle‑tier technologies a must.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as git a must.
• Knowledge / experience in LLM modelling and cloud technologies a distinct advantage

Experience in the financial sector (securities, payments, risk) will be an advantage

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Working experience on building stateless, SAAS / SOA and scalable applications / platforms.
• Familiarity with modern front‑end technologies / architecture.