Lead Software Engineer - Java Full Stack

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Hybrid
Expert/Leader
Financial Services
We’re one of the world’s biggest technology-driven companies
The Role
Lead technical strategy, architecture, and delivery for a large-scale risk analytics and reporting platform. Design scalable Java and React-based applications, govern frontend architecture and design systems, integrate enterprise platforms and data sources, and drive reliability, resiliency, observability, security, and compliance. Partner with Risk, Product, Data, Architecture, and Engineering stakeholders while evaluating AI, machine learning, and generative AI capabilities for analytics, automation, and decision support.
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Job Summary

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for an experienced Software Engineering Leader to join JPMorgan Chase.

As a Lead Software Engineer within Asset & Wealth Management Risk Technology, you will lead the design, development and evolution of a business-critical risk analytics and reporting platform used by Risk managers and senior leadership across the firm.

You will partner closely with Product, Risk, Data, Architecture, and Engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable and resilient technology solutions that enable better risk oversight, decision making and operational efficiency. In addition to driving delivery and technical excellence, you will help shape the adoption of AI-powered capabilities that enhance analytics, automation and user experience while maintaining strong governance and controls.

This role requires a combination of deep technical expertise, engineering leadership, stakeholder management and a passion for solving complex business and data challenges at scale.


Additional responsibilities:

  • Lead the technical strategy, architecture and roadmap for a large-scale risk analytics and reporting platform.
  • Lead the evolution of the platform's front-end architecture, including micro-frontend strategies, domain-driven UI design, modular deployment patterns, and reusable user experience capabilities across multiple business domains.
  • Define and govern UI architecture standards, design systems, extensibility frameworks, and frontend engineering best practices to enable scalable and consistent product development across teams.
  • Partner directly with Risk, Product and Data stakeholders to understand business priorities and translate them into scalable technology solutions.
  • Drive platform reliability, resiliency, observability and operational excellence, including root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities.
  • Lead integration across multiple internal platforms, services and data sources.
  • Evaluate and implement AI, machine learning and generative AI capabilities to improve analytics, user productivity, decision support and workflow automation.
  • Ensure solutions meet firm standards for security, controls, governance, resiliency and compliance.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

  • Formal training or certification in Software Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline and extensive applied experience.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Java and modern application development frameworks.
  • Deep experience designing and building modern user interfaces using ReactJS or similar technologies, including micro-frontend architectures, component-based design systems, and scalable frontend engineering patterns.
  • Experience working with high-volume data processing, analytics or reporting platforms.
  • Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale distributed applications in a complex enterprise environment.
  • Strong knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, system integration and API development.
  • Strong practical experience with AWS, containerization technologies and cloud-native architectures.
  • Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, application resiliency and operational excellence practices.
  • Experience leading technical delivery across multiple teams and stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred qualifications

  • Experience integrating large language models (LLMs), intelligent assistants or AI-driven workflow automation into business applications.
  • Understanding of AI governance, model controls, explainability and responsible AI practices.
  • Experience delivering analytics, decision-support or risk-management solutions powered by AI technologies.

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 in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline
  • Extensive applied software engineering experience
  • Strong hands-on experience with Java and modern application development frameworks
  • Deep experience with ReactJS or similar technologies
  • Experience with micro-frontend architectures, component-based design systems, and scalable frontend engineering patterns
  • Experience with high-volume data processing, analytics, or reporting platforms
  • Experience designing and delivering large-scale distributed applications in complex enterprise environments
  • Strong knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, system integration, and API development
  • Strong practical experience with AWS, containerization technologies, and cloud-native architectures
  • Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, application resiliency, and operational excellence practices
  • Experience leading technical delivery across multiple teams and stakeholders
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience integrating large language models, intelligent assistants, or AI-driven workflow automation into business applications
  • Understanding of AI governance, model controls, explainability, and responsible AI practices
  • Experience delivering analytics, decision-support, or risk-management solutions powered by AI technologies

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 broad, with wellness incentives, on-site or virtual care, and an EAP offering coaching and counseling. Plan materials emphasize accessible options, including multiple medical choices and tools to manage costs.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave extends up to 16 weeks for all parents, supplemented by paid Critical Caregiver Leave. Family resources include backup childcare via Bright Horizons, lactation support and milk-shipping, family-building assistance, and even a free five-month SNOO rental for newborns.
  • Retirement Support Retirement programs include a 401(k) with an annual company match and automatic pay credits for most employees, with a legacy pension available to earlier hires. An Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a 5% discount further supports long-term savings.

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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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