Lead Software Engineer - Go / Kubernetes / Python - Public Cloud Engineering

JPMorgan Chase · London

Help build foundational identity services that power secure public cloud platforms across the firm. You will join at the ground level to shape a new Identity and Access Management team, influencing technical direction, engineering culture, and operational excellence. This role offers hands-on delivery in critical security domains and close partnership with global engineering teams. You will raise the bar for reliability and developer experience while helping others grow through coaching and shared learning. If you thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy solving complex platform problems, you will find strong career growth here.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase in Public Cloud Engineering, you will enhance, build, and deliver trusted technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You will set architectural direction, guide system-level design, and drive engineering excellence across identity services and platform infrastructure. You will work within an agile team and collaborate closely with partners and stakeholders to deliver coherent, scalable solutions. You will help foster a culture of continuous improvement, inclusion, and shared learning.

Job Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of platform services and infrastructure with emphasis on architecture, integration patterns, and system reliability
Develop, review, debug, and maintain secure, high-quality production code, applying engineering judgment to meet standards regardless of code origin
Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability across applications and systems
Lead design reviews and architecture discussions to evaluate solutions, strengthen technical quality, and support scalable delivery
Partner with platform architecture, trust and authorization teams, and downstream Identity and Access Management consumers to align designs across teams
Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to increase awareness and adoption of new and leading-edge technologies
Mentor and coach engineers through hands-on technical guidance
Foster a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, respect, continuous improvement, and shared learning

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and applied experience
Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
Experience with Identity and Access Management platforms, role-based access control, or entitlement governance at scale
Proficiency in one or more languages, frameworks, or platforms such as Java, Spring, Go, Python, Terraform, or Kubernetes
Cloud-native experience building and operating services on at least one public cloud provider such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
Understanding of agile practices including continuous integration, continuous delivery, application resiliency, and security
Ability to evaluate technical solutions with a customer-focused mindset and connect engineering decisions to user and business outcomes
Communication skills with the ability to adapt messages for technical and non-technical audiences
Responsible use of approved artificial intelligence tooling, applying critical judgment to validate quality, correctness, security, and performance

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

Experience working in financial services or another highly regulated technology environment with audit and control requirements
Experience contributing to public cloud platform services, developer platforms, or shared engineering capabilities
Familiarity with responsible artificial intelligence use in engineering workflows, including secure handling of inputs and outputs
Experience improving developer experience, platform reliability, or operational efficiency at scale

We are expanding our Public Cloud Engineering organization into the EMEA region by establishing a new Identity and Access Management team to better serve our customers and strengthen collaboration across our global engineering teams. The team will own critical identity domains that support our platform across public cloud infrastructure such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. We invest in strong engineering practices, hands-on delivery, coaching, and cross-team collaboration, with a focus on continuous improvement, growth, and talent development.

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

Build secure, scalable identity platform services that accelerate engineering outcomes across public cloud.

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