Senior Lead Software Engineer Backend Engineer

Salary: £62,000 - 102,000 per year

Requirements:

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, with applied experience
• Recent hands-on professional experience as a back-end software engineer
• Experience coding in a recent version of Java
• Experience designing and implementing effective tests, including unit, component, integration, end-to-end, and performance testing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Experience with cloud technologies, distributed systems, RESTful APIs, and web technologies
• Knowledge of messaging frameworks
• Experience operating, supporting, and securing mission-critical software applications
• Understanding of different kinds of data stores, including relational data stores
• Ability to coach other team members on coding practices, design principles, and implementation patterns
• Ability to manage stakeholders and prioritize work across multiple work streams
• Demonstrated experience leading the effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools, with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity, secure handling of inputs and outputs, and resiliency and security expectations
• Experience coaching senior engineers and leads on compliant AI usage patterns and controls
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment or industry
• Experience with cloud-native microservices architecture
• Proficiency with AWS cloud technologies

Responsibilities:

• Deliver end-to-end solutions as cloud-native microservices architecture applications using the latest technologies and industry best practices
• Use domain modelling techniques to build best-in-class business products
• Structure software so it is easy to understand, test, and evolve
• Build solutions that avoid single points of failure using scalable architectural patterns
• Develop secure code to protect customers and the business from malicious actors
• Investigate and fix issues promptly, and ensure they do not resurface
• Ensure releases happen with zero downtime for end users
• Optimize how data is written and read to meet our needs
• Monitor performance and identify and solve problems using the right approach
• Ensure systems are reliable and easy to operate
• Keep technologies and patterns up to date through continuous improvement
• Support products throughout their full lifecycle, including production support and incident management
• Drive adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes
• Establish measurable validation standards, including secure coding, peer review, and automated testing
• Promote reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/TLM toolchain
• Apply knowledge of software development life cycle tools, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve automation value at scale

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Cloud
• Incident Management
• Support
• Java
• Security
• Web
• microservices
• Backend

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We are building Chase UK within JPMorgan Chase to transform digital banking with intuitive customer journeys and a strong foundation of trust. We are rapidly expanding in the UK and soon across Europe, building the bank of the future from the ground up. As part of our International Consumer Bank, we offer a collaborative, diverse, inclusive, and geographically distributed environment where you can make a significant impact. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion across our global workforce.

last updated 34 week of 2026