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JPMorgan Chase

Lead Software Engineer - Java

Jun 24, 2026• Glasgow, United Kingdom

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  • Size: 10,000+ employees
  • Industry: Financial Services
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Join us to shape the future of payments technology in a dynamic, agile environment. You'll have the opportunity to deliver impactful solutions, collaborate with talented peers, and leverage AI to transform how we build and support our products. At JPMorganChase, your expertise will help drive innovation and operational excellence. We value diversity, inclusion, and continuous learning, empowering you to grow your career and make a real difference.

Job Summary:
As a Lead Software Engineer in the Payments team, you will develop technical solutions for a fully cloud-based payments application. You will build new payment flows end to end, from understanding business requirements to coding and supporting solutions in production. In this agile team, you will enhance, build, and deliver trusted technology products, contributing across multiple technical areas to support our objectives. Your role is central to driving innovation and operational stability in a rapidly expanding business.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting
  • Develop secure, high-quality production code and review and debug code written by others
  • Leverage AI for code analysis and automating end-to-end development
  • Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues
  • Lead evaluation sessions with internal teams to assess architectural designs and technical credentials
  • Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to promote new and leading-edge technologies
  • Contribute to a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

  • Hands-on coding experience with a proven track record for success
  • Practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
  • Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, ideally Java
  • Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
  • Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
  • Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, including CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
  • Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or mobile)
  • Knowledge of the financial services industry and IT systems
  • Practical cloud-native experience

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

  • Hands-on AI experience with coding and understanding core concepts
  • Ability to self-drive delivery and take ownership end to end

If you're ready to make an impact and grow your career in a collaborative, innovative environment, we invite you to join us.

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

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.

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Additional Information

  • Job category: Software Engineering
  • Posted: Jun 24, 2026
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