Lead Software Engineer – Java/Back-End
JP Morgan
5 - 10 years
London
Posted: 23/05/2026
Job Description
We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.
As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Commercial & Investment Bank, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.
Job responsibilities
- 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
- Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
- Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
- 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
- Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
- Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- Expertise in Java fundamentals, object-oriented programming, multi-threading, messaging technologies, and computer networks
Experience building high-performance, latency-sensitive Java applications
- Understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, application resiliency, and security best practices
- Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining code using modern programming and database querying languages
- Knowledge of cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and mobile technologies
- Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures
- Experience maintaining and troubleshooting software in Linux environments, with familiarity in containers and cloud architectures/services
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with experience working in global teams
- Commitment to continuous learning and improvement
- Familiarity with modern front-end technologies such as React, Angular, or Vue.js
- Exposure to cloud technologies including AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Experience with Python and front-end development
- Practical experience with FIX messaging protocol and QuickFIX/J
Familiarity with Hazelcast or other distributed computing platforms
About Company
JP Morgan Chase & Co. is one of the world's largest and most prestigious financial institutions, headquartered in New York City. It operates in over 100 countries, providing a wide range of financial services including investment banking, asset management, commercial banking, and wealth management.The company serves corporations, governments, institutions, and individual clients, offering expertise in areas such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), securities trading, and credit management. Known for its global reach and financial strength, JP Morgan is a leader in innovation and sustainability within the banking industry.
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