Lead Software Engineer - React/ui

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

Lead Software Engineer role at JPMorgan Chase focusing on React/UI development within the Markets Technology team. The role involves designing, developing, and troubleshooting software solutions, leading UI engineers, and ensuring the stability and scalability of applications. While the company operates in the financial services industry and has some AI/ML related technologies mentioned, this specific role is not directly involved in building AI/ML models or systems.

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 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

  • React
  • Javascript
  • system design
  • application development
  • testing
  • operational stability
  • automation
  • continuous delivery
  • Software Development Life Cycle
  • agile methodologies
  • CI/CD
  • Application Resiliency
  • Security
  • cloud native experience

Nice to have

  • Proven Leadership skill for maintaining Technical team and deliveries.
  • Strong engineering culture for day to day tasks and breaking down product requirements.
  • Experience with building Agentic AI system and knowledge base.

What the JD emphasized

  • Seasoned Tech Leader who can lead and manage a Team of UI Engineers and can also be hands on with React and Javascript.
  • In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems