Lead Software Engineer - Java, AWS, Databricks

Salary: £62,000 - 102,000 per year

Requirements:

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced in one or more programming languages, preferably Java.
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment, with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs and outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems.
• Practical cloud native experience.
• Experience working in big data environments with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
• Advanced knowledge of Java programming language.
• In-depth knowledge of software applications and technical processes in areas such as cloud, AI, machine learning, or mobile.
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with minimal oversight.
• Proficiency in application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines.
• Proficiency in cloud-native microservices architecture, design, and implementation.
• Proficiency in event-driven architecture and application containerization.
• Experience building applications on public cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, and Azure, with a preference for AWS.
• Proficiency in real-time streaming applications using Apache Spark Streaming, Apache Kafka, Amazon Kinesis, and emerging cloud serverless managed services.

Responsibilities:

• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting to solve complex problems.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others.
• Drive team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes.
• Establish consistent validation standards, including secure coding, peer review, and automated testing, and promote reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• Apply knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability within existing systems and information architecture.

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Azure
• Big Data
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• GCP
• Support
• Java
• Kafka
• Machine Learning
• Marketing
• Mobile
• Security
• Serverless
• Spark
• microservices

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We are JPMorganChase, a global leader in financial services providing strategic advice and products to prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals, and institutional investors. Our Corporate Technology team delivers trusted, market-leading technology products in an agile environment, and our Corporate Functions span finance, risk, human resources, and marketing. We value creativity, collaboration, innovation, diversity, and inclusion, and we are committed to building trusted, long-term partnerships that help our clients achieve their business objectives. We also support reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. This is a full-time role.

last updated 37 week of 2026