Lead Software Engineer - Python/java & Aws

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

Lead Software Engineer in JPMorgan Chase's Markets Technology team, focusing on enhancing, building, and delivering technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. The role involves executing software solutions, design, development, troubleshooting, writing and reviewing production code, and identifying automation opportunities. It also includes leading evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams, and driving communities of practice for new technologies. Requires formal training/certification in software engineering, hands-on experience in system design, development, testing, and operational stability, proficiency in Python/Java, analytical skills, object-oriented programming, automation, CI/CD, and cloud-native experience within the financial services industry.

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 and 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 external vendors, startups, 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

  • Python
  • Java
  • AWS
  • Software Development Life Cycle
  • agile methodologies
  • CI/CD
  • Application Resiliency
  • Security
  • cloud native experience
  • object oriented programming
  • automation
  • continuous delivery methods
  • Analytical and problem solving skills

Nice to have

  • AWS Data Source
  • SecDB
  • Athena
  • Quartz platform
  • Macro Trading Business knowledge
  • Reactjs
  • Nodejs
  • Microservices

What the JD emphasized

  • formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience
  • Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
  • Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
  • In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems