Lead Java Software Engineer in FX Payments tech

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Hybrid
Senior level
Financial Services
We’re one of the world’s biggest technology-driven companies
The Role
Hands-on lead engineer responsible for designing, developing, reviewing, and shipping secure, production-ready payment systems. Drive architecture, operational stability, automation, vendor evaluations, and mentor engineers while contributing to technical direction and team culture.
Summary Generated by Built In

Join us to shape the future of payments technology and make a real impact on your career. As part of our agile team, you’ll help build trusted solutions that power global transactions. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your skills, collaborate with talented colleagues, and contribute to a culture of inclusion and respect. We value creativity, technical excellence, and your unique perspective. Discover how you can push the limits of what’s possible with us.

This is a hands-on Lead Software Engineer role - you will spend most of your time writing, reviewing, and shipping production code, not managing from the sidelines. We're looking for a senior engineer who leads by example: setting the technical bar through their own commits, lifting the team through pragmatic architecture decisions, and coaching engineers so the whole squad delivers better. You'll own outcomes end-to-end - from design through to production support - while actively growing the people around you. Roughly 70% deep technical execution, 30% technical leadership, mentoring, and direction-setting.
 

Job Responsibilities:

  • Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting
  • Develop secure, high-quality production code and review and debug code written by others
  • Identify opportunities to automate remediation of recurring issues and improve operational stability
  • Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs and technical credentials
  • Drive outcomes-oriented probing for applicability within existing systems and information architecture
  • Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to promote awareness and adoption of new technologies
  • Add to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science
  • Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
  • Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages
  • Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
  • Skilled 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 within a technical discipline (such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or mobile)
  • In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and IT systems
  • Practical cloud native experience

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

  • Experience with Java 21
  • Familiarity with Spring framework and Spring Boot
  • Knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL databases
  • Experience with Kafka
  • Expertise in microservices architecture
  • Ability to leverage AI tools like MCP servers and Claude to enhance productivity
About UsJ.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 TeamJ.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. 

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science
  • Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
  • Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages
  • Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
  • Skilled 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 within a technical discipline (such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or mobile)
  • In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and IT systems
  • Practical cloud native experience
  • Experience with Java 21
  • Familiarity with Spring framework and Spring Boot
  • Knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL databases
  • Experience with Kafka
  • Expertise in microservices architecture
  • Ability to leverage AI tools like MCP servers and Claude

JPMorganChase Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about JPMorganChase and has not been reviewed or approved by JPMorganChase.

  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage are comprehensive, with on-site clinics, preventive care, and specialized supports such as maternity nurse guidance and fertility treatments. Wellness activities can help offset copays and out-of-pocket costs, reinforcing the perceived strength of health benefits.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar matching and additional automatic pay credits reflect strong employer-backed retirement savings. An employee stock purchase plan and related financial programs further bolster long-term financial support.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid time off, sick time, holidays, and generous parental leave are provided alongside family medical leave and adoption/fertility assistance. Additional programs like caregiver support and volunteer time off expand the breadth of time-away options.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
289,097 Employees
Year Founded: 1799

What We Do

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $3.7 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Technology fuels every aspect of our company and is at the heart of everything we do. With over 50,000 technologists globally and an annual tech spend of $12 billion, we are dedicated to improving the design, analytics, development, coding, testing and application programming that goes into creating high quality software and new products. Learn more about technology at our firm, explore resources from our Distinguished Engineers, AI & ML researchers, and other experts; access the latest episode of our TechTrends podcast, and more at www.jpmorgan.com/technology. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com. ©2023 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. JPMorgan Chase is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans.

Why Work With Us

Our technologists work on a diverse range of solutions that include strategic technology initiatives, big data, mobile, electronic payments, machine learning, cybersecurity, enterprise cloud development, and other state-of-the-art technologies.

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