Lead Software Engineer
Aug 27, 2026 Glasgow, United Kingdom
About us
We know our people are our strongest asset. You will never stop learning here, and we will learn with, invest in and support you along the way.
- Size: 10,000+ employees
- Industry: Financial Services
We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.
As a Public Cloud Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase on the Calypso team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives. The Calypso team is building a managed infrastructure platform that simplifies and standardises how application teams across JPMC provision and operate cloud resources, with a core goal of reducing the infrastructure toil and Technology Lifecycle Management burden carried by application teams today.
Job responsibilities
* Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
* Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
* Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
* Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
* Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
* Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
* Formal cloud training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience
* Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, operational stability, scalability
* Advanced in one or more programming language(s) such as go, java, python, terraform
* Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
* Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
* Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Applicant Resiliency, and Security
* Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., API development, AWS cloud, Kubernetes, platform engineering)
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
* Practical cloud native experience
* Background in platform engineering or internal developer platforms
ABOUT US
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.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.
As a Public Cloud Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase on the Calypso team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives. The Calypso team is building a managed infrastructure platform that simplifies and standardises how application teams across JPMC provision and operate cloud resources, with a core goal of reducing the infrastructure toil and Technology Lifecycle Management burden carried by application teams today.
Job responsibilities
* Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
* Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
* Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
* Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
* Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
* Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
* Formal cloud training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience
* Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, operational stability, scalability
* Advanced in one or more programming language(s) such as go, java, python, terraform
* Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
* Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
* Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Applicant Resiliency, and Security
* Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., API development, AWS cloud, Kubernetes, platform engineering)
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
* Practical cloud native experience
* Background in platform engineering or internal developer platforms
ABOUT US
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.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.
Additional Information
- Job category: Software Engineering
- Posted: Aug 27, 2026