Lead Software Engineer

Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements:

• Formal training or certification on Software Engineering concepts and applied experience
• Extensive experience in Java and object-oriented programming
• Proven leadership in Kubernetes and cloud-native application development
• Deep expertise in MongoDB, including change streams and schema design
• Strong background in RESTful and gRPC API design and implementation
• Demonstrated experience with API best practices and service registry concepts
• Track record of designing highly resilient, share-nothing, multi-region architectures
• Ability to architect and promote custom frameworks and reusable components
• Experience leading Agile, self-managing teams
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved 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 considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Proven experience in senior leadership or engineering management roles
• Hands-on expertise with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
• UI development experience with modern frameworks such as React, Angular, or similar

Responsibilities:

• Own the technical strategy and architecture for mission-critical applications, ensuring alignment with business goals and industry best practices
• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, providing guidance, support, and professional development opportunities
• Drive the design and implementation of high-performance backend services using Java and cloud-native technologies
• Champion the development of highly resilient, share-nothing, multi-region architectures to achieve fault tolerance, high availability, and disaster recovery
• Drive the adoption and optimization of MongoDB, Kubernetes, and other modern platforms
• Set and enforce standards for API design and development, including best practices for versioning, documentation, and error handling to ensure robust, secure, and scalable interfaces
• Guide the integration and management of service registries for dynamic service discovery and orchestration in microservices environments
• Promote the creation of custom frameworks and reusable components to accelerate development and maintain consistency
• Manage project delivery, ensuring timelines, quality, and stakeholder satisfaction while identifying and mitigating technical risks
• Drive team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes
• 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

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• AWS
• Angular
• Architect
• Azure
• Backend
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• GCP
• Support
• Java
• Kubernetes
• MongoDB
• React
• Security
• gRPC
• microservices
• UX UI Design
• REST

More:

We are partnering directly with JPMorganChase to hire for this Lead Software Engineer role within the Commercial & Investment Bank Payments technology team. We offer the opportunity to impact your career by working in an agile environment that builds trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Our global financial services business is built on long-term client partnerships, a first-class approach to service, and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. The Commercial & Investment Bank operates across banking, markets, securities services, and payments, serving corporations, governments, and institutions in more than 100 countries.

last updated 35 week of 2026