Software Engineer III - Java

JPMorgan Chase · Glasgow

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.

As a Software Engineer III at JPMorganChase within the Asset & Wealth Management – Performance & Attribution team, you'll help design and deliver the market-leading portfolio analytics platform that our investment teams rely on to measure performance and explain returns. You'll write core Java services on AWS, and you'll join at a genuinely interesting moment: we're expanding our platform to support onboarding across EMEA and APAC, and we're actively building out AI and automation capabilities that are changing how our engineers work day to day. If you want to work on hard problems in a scaling, cloud-native environment — and shape where the platform goes next — this is a great seat.

Job responsibilities

Tackle complex technical problems and think beyond conventional approaches to build scalable, resilient solutions — from service design through debugging and production stability
Build and improve automation and AI-based tooling that raises engineering leverage across the team, and contribute reusable patterns back to the group
Leverage enterprise-authorized AI coding-assist tools (code generation/refactoring, unit-test creation, documentation) to improve quality, speed, and productivity across complex deliverables — validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards
Apply 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
Proactively identify hidden problems and patterns in data and use these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
Develop, debug, and maintain production services in a large enterprise environment using modern programming languages and database querying languages
Collaborate across engineering and product teams to deliver platform capabilities that support global investment operations at scale

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient applied experience
Strong hands-on proficiency in Java — designing, developing, testing, debugging, and maintaining production services in a large enterprise environment
Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, test creation, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security
Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; ability to guide peers on safe and effective usage within team practices
Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, application resiliency, and security

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Experience building on AWS cloud services (compute, storage, messaging, and access management)
Experience with Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code tools for provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure
Interest or experience in AI/agentic tooling or developer-automation platforms
Exposure to investment or portfolio analytics, performance measurement, or fixed income domains
Familiarity with modern front-end technologies

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. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Shape the future of portfolio analytics — build cloud-native Java services and AI-powered tooling that investment teams depend on.

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