Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java
J.P. Morgan
Software Engineering
bournemouth, uk
Posted on Oct 1, 2025
Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java
BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET, United Kingdom
Job Information
- Job Identification 210669236
- Job Category Software Engineering
- Business Unit Corporate Sector
- Posting Date 2025-10-01, 08:51 a.m.
- Locations Chaseside - Hampshire Building, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 7DA, GB
- Job Schedule Full time
Job Description
Be part of a team managing a high performance compute estate, utilizing a portfolio of auxiliary micro-services to automate builds and monitor the infrastructure.
As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within a Technology Division, you will be responsible for leading a small team of Java developers integrating various technologies to deliver modern robust tooling. In the role you will need to prioritize work within the team, promote collaboration and enable others to succeed, you will be viewed as the SME for the Java portfolio of apps and expected to help design and solve complex problems leveraging your and other’s deep technical expertise.
Job responsibilities
- Managing and mentoring a small team of Java developers to work across projects in an agile fashion
- Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
- Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
- Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
- Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
- Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies
- Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Java with Springboot developer (v17 & v21, with view to continuous modernization)
- Integrating Java with other systems (Databases / Restful APIs, etc)
- Practiced in CICD, with understanding of managing risk whilst accelerating development
- Formal training or certification on Software Engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience
- Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
- Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
- Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
- Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
- Practical cloud native experience
- Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Prefer to have experience with Linux
- Some knowledge of Python
About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.
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