Lead Software Engineer - Java

J.P. Morgan

J.P. Morgan

Software Engineering

Glasgow, UK

Posted on May 5, 2026
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Are you ready to make a real impact with your technical expertise? At JPMorganChase, you’ll collaborate with talented colleagues to deliver trusted, market-leading technology products. We empower you to push boundaries, grow your career, and be part of a team that values creativity and innovation. Here, your ideas matter and your contributions drive our success. Join us and help shape the future of financial technology.

Job Summary:
As a Lead Software Engineer in the Equities Technology team, you will play a key role in enhancing, building, and delivering secure, stable, and scalable technology products. You will work as part of an agile team, contributing your technical expertise across multiple business functions to support our strategic objectives. You will help foster a collaborative and innovative team culture, ensuring our solutions remain at the forefront of the industry. Your leadership will drive technical excellence and operational stability.

Job 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
  • Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate recurring issues, improving operational stability
  • Collaborate with internal teams and users to evaluate architectural designs and technical solutions
  • Lead communities of practice to promote awareness and adoption of new technologies
  • Drive continuous improvement in software engineering practices
  • Ensure solutions align with business objectives and technical standards

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

  • Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
  • Expertise in Java or Python, RDMS, and SQL
  • Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
  • Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
  • Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, including CI/CD, application resiliency, and security
  • Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes
  • In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and IT systems
  • Experience designing and building enterprise-scale, high-volume data processing applications using SQL and NoSQL databases

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

  • Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
  • Exposure to cloud technologies
  • Exposure to AI-enabled software development tools

If you’re looking for a place where your skills are valued and your growth is supported, we invite you to join us and help drive the future of technology at JPMorganChase.

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.
J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.
Join us to shape innovative technology solutions and drive impactful change as a Lead Software Engineer on our Equities Technology team.
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