Lead Software Engineer - Fixed Income UK

JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase · Banking · LONDON, United Kingdom · Commercial & Investment Bank

Lead Software Engineer in Fixed Income Post Trade Technology Group at JPMorgan Chase, focused on enhancing, building, and delivering technology products. The role involves executing software solutions, designing, developing, troubleshooting, and writing secure production code. It also includes leading evaluation sessions, driving communities of practice, and using AI-assisted tools for engineering tasks like code drafting, test generation, and troubleshooting. The role emphasizes responsible AI practices and requires strong SDLC, agile, and full-stack development skills, particularly in Java and cloud environments.

What you'd actually do

  1. Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
  2. Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
  3. Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
  4. Leads evaluation sessions with business stakeholders, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
  5. Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies

Skills

Required

  • Java 21
  • REACT
  • Public Cloud
  • CD/CD strategies
  • Software Development Life Cycle
  • Agile methodologies
  • CI/CD
  • Application Resiliency
  • Security
  • AI-assisted development tools

Nice to have

  • financial services industry
  • IT systems
  • cloud native experience
  • observability tooling
  • structured logging
  • metrics
  • distributed tracing
  • incident/problem management

What the JD emphasized

  • Formal training or certification on engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience
  • Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
  • Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
  • Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
  • Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
  • Proficient in full stack development skill Java 21, REACT or any other frameworks , building into Public Cloud and CD/CD strategies.
  • Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and quality, with a strong verification mindset (tests + peer review).