Lead Software Engineer - Golang / Python | London, UK

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
London
1 week ago
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Lead Software Engineer - Golang / Python JPMorgan Chase & Co. London, United KingdomJob Description

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Be an integral part of a team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products. As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Global Banking Platform (GBP), you are an integral part of a team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way.

We are building the next generation core banking platform that will operate at a global scale and will support hundreds of millions of accounts. We use cloud native technologies, and your work will involve the development of micro-services, integrations, dashboards, production support tools and CI/CD pipelines.

Initially, you will have the opportunity to work with a FinTech software partner. This is an exciting opportunity to experience the day to day of a fintech while being fully backed by JPMC. After this experience, you will return to JPMC and apply the knowledge, technologies and practices acquired to develop the critical services to support GBP's worldwide journey to the cloud.

Job Responsibilities

Design, implement and develop scalable, performant microservices using software engineering best practicesWrite secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by othersWrite automated unit tests, integration tests, etc.Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code developmentIdentify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systemsManage and troubleshoot deployments from testing environments all the way to production.Interface with other engineering teams to ensure that features are added in a structured and coherent way.Translate generic product requirements into trackable tickets.Mentor other engineers in the team in software engineering best practicesIdentify process improvements and help the team to work more efficientlyLead communities of practice across software engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies

Required qualifications, capabilities and skillsFormal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experienceHands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stabilityAdvanced knowledge in at least one major programming language: Go, Python and/or JavaExperience with Kubernetes and TerraformProficiency in automation and continuous delivery methodsProficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languagesAdvanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and SecurityPractical experience in developing cloud native applications with any cloud provider.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skillsKnowledge of banking / finance.Certification in AWS, Kubernetes (CKE) and TerraformFamiliar with databases (SQL or NoSQL).Experience with client/server software architectures & networking, or microservice architectures.Experience with observability tools like Grafana, Prometheus, Open Telemetry and others.Experience with streaming architectures and tools (e.g. Kafka)

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.

About the Team

Our Consumer & Community Banking Group depends on innovators like you to serve consumers, small businesses, municipalities and non-profits. You'll support the delivery of award winning tools and services that cover everything from personal and small business banking as well as lending, mortgages, credit cards, payments, auto finance and investment advice. This group is also focused on developing and delivering cutting edged mobile applications, digital experiences and next generation banking technology solutions to better serve our clients and customers.#J-18808-Ljbffr

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