Lead Software Engineer - AI/Java Full Stack

JPMorgan Chase · Glasgow

We have an exciting opportunity to advance your career and drive meaningful impact by pushing the limits of modern engineering.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Corporate Technology, you will be a key technical leader within an agile team responsible for designing, building, and delivering secure, scalable, and high-performing technology solutions. You will contribute across multiple domains, partnering with business and technology stakeholders to deliver strategic platforms that enable the firm’s objectives.

Job Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and delivery of innovative software solutions, solving complex problems with creative and forward-thinking approaches
Build and maintain high-quality, secure, and production-grade code, while mentoring and reviewing the work of other engineers
Drive architecture decisions to ensure scalability, resiliency, and zero-downtime deployments
Identify opportunities to automate operational processes and eliminate recurring issues, improving platform stability and efficiency
Develop and implement data-intensive and statistical solutions using Java/Scala on large-scale datasets
Design and build AI-enabled applications, including AI Agents and agentic workflows
Work across hybrid data ecosystems (AWS, Databricks, Kubernetes)
Ensure code quality through unit testing, integration testing, and continuous validation practices
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions aligned with enterprise standards

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

Significant experience in software engineering with formal training or equivalent practical expertise
Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot, with working knowledge of SQL and modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React)
Demonstrated experience in designing scalable, secure, and resilient distributed systems
Strong understanding of modern architecture patterns (microservices, event-driven, API-first)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes/ECS/EKS), and Infrastructure as Code
Expertise in API design (REST, GraphQL) and integration patterns
Hands-on experience building applications on AWS or other public cloud platforms
Experience with Generative AI systems, including:
- RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) architecture
- AI orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, etc.)
- LLM evaluation frameworks and responsible AI practices (guardrails, content filtering)

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

Deep expertise in Java, object-oriented design, and system design
Experience with ElasticSearch, Oracle, MongoDB, and modern data platforms
Proven experience building AI-enabled applications and agentic architecture
Experience developing reusable AI Agent skills/frameworks to accelerate engineering teams.

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.

Lead and inspire teams to design, build, and deliver secure, scalable, high performing software that powers key business platforms.

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