Lead Software Engineer - Java, Javascript, Aws

JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase · Banking · GLASGOW, LANARKSHIRE, United Kingdom · Commercial & Investment Bank

Lead Software Engineer in Post Tech Technology – Margin and Collateral Services, responsible for enhancing and delivering trusted technology products. The role involves driving critical technology solutions, shaping team culture, fostering innovation, and collaborating with diverse professionals to ensure system stability and scalability. Responsibilities include software solution execution, design, development, technical troubleshooting, writing and reviewing production code, identifying automation opportunities, leading vendor evaluations, driving architectural design reviews, leading communities of practice, and promoting new technologies.

What you'd actually do

  1. Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting
  2. Develop secure, high-quality production code and review and debug code written by others
  3. Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues
  4. Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams
  5. Drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs and technical credentials

Skills

Required

  • Hands-on experience building enterprise, high-availability software solutions
  • Practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
  • Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages (Java, React JS, Python, etc.)
  • Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
  • Skilled in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
  • Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, including CI/CD, application resiliency, and security
  • Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
  • Practical cloud-native experience
  • Proficient in working with SQL and NoSQL databases

Nice to have

  • Experience designing and delivering scalable solutions
  • Cloud certification (AWS, Cloud Foundry, etc.)
  • Previous experience in post-trade, margin, and collateral processing