Lead Software Engineer

Company: JP Morgan Chase
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Location: Glasgow
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will shape and deliver trusted, scalable technology for Asset & Wealth Management. You collaborate with cross-functional teams to build secure production-grade software and drive architectural outcomes. You’ll lead evaluation sessions, promote modern engineering practices, and advance AI-assisted development to improve quality and speed. You contribute to an inclusive engineering culture while solving complex, mission-critical problems in a private banking context.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver creative software solutions with design, development and debugging across multiple tech areas
  • Develop secure, high-quality production code and review peers’ work
  • Identify automation opportunities to improve operational stability
  • Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors and internal teams on architectures and applicability
  • Lead communities of practice to promote new technologies among Software Engineering
  • Foster diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect within the team
  • Drive adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices with quality and security standards
  • Leverage SDLC tools and automation capabilities to increase value and efficiency

Key requirements

  • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience
  • Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
  • Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages
  • Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
  • Proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
  • Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, resiliency, and security
  • Experience with cloud, AI/ML, or related technical disciplines
  • Practical cloud-native experience
  • Experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development tools with ability to evaluate AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
  • Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, data sensitivity, and resiliency and security expectations
  • Leadership and influence
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Problem-solving and critical thinking
  • Java, Spring Framework, React JS (Redux)
  • Event-driven architectures and Kafka, IBM MQ
  • SQL and NoSQL databases

Posted: September 14th, 2026