At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the development of a trader-facing Risk Management UI using React and mentor team members.
- Company: Join JPMorgan Chase, a leader in financial technology innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, health benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities to work on AI-assisted engineering practices.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in an agile environment with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Advanced proficiency in React and experience with CI/CD methodologies required.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level. As a Senior Lead Software Engineer within the Equities Derivatives and Risk Technology team at JPMorgan Chase, you will play a pivotal role in an agile environment, driving the development and enhancement of market-leading technology solutions. You will be hands-on in building a critical, trader-facing Risk Management UI using React, while also mentoring and guiding team members in best development practices. Your expertise will directly influence business outcomes, leveraging deep technical skills and innovative problem-solving to address complex challenges across multiple technologies and applications.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and troubleshoot creative software solutions, applying innovative thinking to solve technical challenges and deliver robust systems.
- Write secure, high-quality production code in React and Typescript, and conduct thorough code reviews and debugging for team contributions.
- Drive adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes.
- Apply knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.
- Identify and implement opportunities to automate or remediate recurring issues, enhancing the operational stability of applications and systems.
- Lead technical evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs and technical suitability for integration with existing systems.
- Champion communities of practice within Software Engineering, promoting the adoption of new and emerging technologies.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification in software engineering, with advanced proficiency in React.
- Strong experience with automation and continuous delivery (CI/CD) methodologies.
- Comprehensive understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle.
- Advanced knowledge of agile practices, including CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
- Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment.
- Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations.
- Demonstrated expertise in software development and technical processes, with exposure to areas such as cloud, AI/ML, or mobile technologies.
- Hands-on experience building complex web applications using React and Typescript.
- Familiarity with modern web build tools (e.g., webpack, Create React App, Vite).
- Proven ability to develop secure, high-quality production Typescript code.
- Commitment to code quality, including writing and maintaining test cases with frameworks such as Jest, Cypress, and @testing-library/react, as well as conducting performance testing.
React UI Lead Engineer - Synergy EMEA in London employer: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Bournemouth where innovation and collaboration thrive. Employees benefit from a strong focus on professional development, inclusive team culture, and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a supportive atmosphere that values continuous improvement and engineering excellence.
