Lead Software Engineer - Frontend Engineering - React Native

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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
Lead frontend engineer responsible for designing and delivering cloud-native, mobile-first solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, write clean/testable code, troubleshoot, mentor junior developers, adopt AI-assisted development practices, and drive continuous improvement of development processes and automation.
Summary Generated by Built In

We know that people want great value combined with an excellent experience from a bank they can trust, so we launched our digital bank, Chase UK, to revolutionize mobile banking with seamless journeys that our customers love. We're already trusted by millions in the US and we're quickly catching up in the UK – but how we do things here is a little different. We're building the bank of the future from scratch, channeling our start-up mentality every step of the way – meaning you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact.


As a Lead Software Engineer - Front-End Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the International Consumer Bank, you will be a part of a flat-structure organization. Your responsibilities are to deliver end-to-end cutting-edge solutions in the form of cloud-native microservices architecture applications leveraging the latest technologies and the best industry practices. You are expected to be involved in the design and architecture of the solutions while also focusing on the entire SDLC lifecycle stages.


Job responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
  • Create and maintain clean, efficient, and reusable codebase.
  • Conduct thorough testing to ensure robustness and reliability of applications.
  • Troubleshoot and debug issues, ensuring smooth application functionality.
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders to gather requirements and provide progress updates.
  • Mentor junior developers, providing guidance on best practices and code reviews.
  • Stay updated with the latest industry trends and best practices in mobile development.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance development processes and workflows
  • Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
  • Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
     

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

  • Formal training or certification on JavaScript concepts and proficient advanced experience
  • Strong knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, and ES6+ syntax
  • Ability to write testable, clean JavaScript code
  • Familiarity with writing unit tests
  • Ability to work in a dynamic, agile environment within a geographically distributed team
  • Ability to focus on promptly addressing customer needs
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
  • Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

  • Proficiency in React framework & 
  • Building applications using React Native in TypeScript or JavaScript
  • Native application development across Android / iOS in Kotlin / Swift
  • Understanding of REST APIs and GraphQL
  • Comfortable working with projects partially or fully using TypeScript


  • End to end testing applications with Detox / Appium / WebdriverIO / Playwright
  • Extensive experience in modern web development, including responsive design and performance optimization
  • Hands-on experience with design systems, component libraries, and implementing consistent UI/UX across large-scale applications


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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 TeamOur 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.

Skills Required

  • Formal training or certification on JavaScript concepts and proficient advanced experience
  • Strong knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, and ES6+ syntax
  • Ability to write testable, clean JavaScript code
  • Familiarity with writing unit tests
  • Ability to work in a dynamic, agile environment within a geographically distributed team
  • Ability to focus on promptly addressing customer needs
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools and setting team validation expectations
  • Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows and experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption
  • Proficiency in React framework
  • Building applications using React Native in TypeScript or JavaScript
  • Native application development across Android / iOS in Kotlin / Swift
  • Understanding of REST APIs and GraphQL
  • Comfortable working with projects partially or fully using TypeScript
  • End to end testing applications with Detox / Appium / WebdriverIO / Playwright
  • Experience in modern web development, including responsive design and performance optimization
  • Hands-on experience with design systems and component libraries

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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