Lead Software Engineer - Backend Engineering - Java/Kotlin
JPMorgan Chase5 days ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Use domain modeling techniques to build business products.
- Structure software so it is understandable, testable, and evolvable.
- Build scalable solutions that avoid single points of failure.
- Develop secure code and protect systems from malicious actors.
- Investigate and resolve issues while preventing recurrence.
- Deliver releases with zero downtime for end users.
- Optimize how data is written and read.
- Monitor and improve system performance.
- Ensure systems are reliable and easy to operate.
- Continuously update technologies and engineering patterns.
- Lead team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices.
- Establish validation standards for AI-assisted outputs, including secure coding, peer review, and automated testing.
- Promote reuse of effective engineering patterns across the team.
- Apply software development lifecycle tooling and automation to improve engineering outcomes.
- Coach engineers on safe, compliant, and responsible AI-assisted development practices.
Requirements
- Formal training or certification in problem-solving concepts with proficient applied experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools for coding, code review, test acceleration, and troubleshooting.
- Ability to establish team expectations for validating AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
- Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity, secure handling of inputs and outputs, resiliency, and security expectations.
- Experience coaching engineers on safe and compliant adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices.
- Strong problem-solving ability and willingness to contribute beyond a primary specialty.
- Desire to teach others, share knowledge, and work collaboratively rather than operate as a hero developer.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, complexity, and unfamiliar technologies or patterns.
- Long-term technical judgment and ability to select technologies and approaches based on end goals.
- High standards, ethical judgment, initiative, and a pragmatic iterative approach.
About JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase provides consumer and commercial banking, payments, credit card, wealth management, and corporate and investment banking services to individuals, businesses, institutions, and governments. The public company (NYSE: JPM) earns revenue from interest, fees, trading, and asset management across operations in more than 100 markets. Headquartered in New York City with roots dating to 1799, it serves retail customers and prominent corporate and government clients through brands including Chase and J.P. Morgan.