Lead Software Engineer

JPMorganChase

JPMorganChase

Software Engineering

London, UK

Posted on May 15, 2026

Job Responsibilities

  • Leads the design and development of scalable and resilient systems using Java or Python, driving continual, iterative improvements across product teams
  • Drives decisions on software solutions, architecture, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with a focus on strategic direction
  • Designs and implements secure, high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems, setting standards for the broader team
  • Owns and drives architecture and design artifacts for complex applications, ensuring design constraints and non-functional requirements are met across multiple systems
  • Leads technical deep dives to gather, analyze, synthesize, and develop visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
  • Identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive systemic improvements to coding hygiene, system architecture, and engineering best practices
  • Mentors and coaches junior and mid-level engineers, conducting code reviews and setting technical standards to elevate team capability
  • Influences and shapes team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
  • Collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders, product managers, and business partners to translate business requirements into technical solutions

  • Proactively identifies technical debt and proposes remediation strategies aligned with long-term platform goals

    Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability with a track record of leading complex technical initiatives
  • Advanced proficiency in coding in Java or Python languages
  • Extensive experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
  • Deep understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle and ability to drive process improvements
  • Strong understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security, with experience implementing these across teams
  • Proven ability to mentor engineers and lead technical design discussions
  • Strong knowledge of software applications and technical processes across multiple technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

  • Experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and event-driven design patterns

    Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Proficiency with modern front-end technologies
  • Hands-on experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

  • Experience driving technical strategy and roadmap planning

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.
Job Description Push the limits of what's possible with us as a senior member of our Software Engineering team. As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Global Technology team, you lead and mentor an agile team to architect, design, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Depending on the team that you join, you could be driving the technical vision for mobile features that give our customers and clients more control over how they bank with us, defining strategies on how big data can make our trading systems quicker, leading the next innovation in payments for merchants, or architecting the integration of our private and public cloud platforms.
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