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Posted 12 August, 2026

Lead Software Engineer - Go / Kubernetes / Python - Public Cloud Engineering

JP Morgan Chase
London, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what’s possible. About TeamWe are expanding our Public Cloud Engineering organization into EMEA region by establishing a new Identity and Access Management (IAM) team to better server our customers and strengthen collaboration across our global engineering teams.This is a unique opportunity to join at the ground level and help shape a new team, it's technical direction, engineering culture, and operational excellence. The team will own critical Identity domains that supports our platform across multiple public cloud infrastructure such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.We foster a culture of continuous improvement, growth, and talent development by investing in strong engineering practices, hands-on delivery, coaching and cross-team collaboration. We believe great platforms are built by empowered teams that learn, innovate, and continuously raise bar for technical excellence.As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgranChase within Public Cloud Engineering, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you help set architecture direction, guide system-level design, and drive engineering excellence as tools evolve and standards remain high.Job ResponsibilitiesLead the design and implementation of platform services and infrastructure with an emphasis on architecture, integration patterns, and system reliabilityDevelop, review, debug, and maintain secure, high-quality production code, applying engineering judgment to ensure it meets our standards regardless of whether it originates from you, a teammate, or an approved artificial intelligence toolIdentify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability across applications and systemsLead design reviews and architecture discussions to evaluate solutions, strengthen technical quality, and support scalable deliveryPartner with platform architecture, trust and authorization teams, and downstream IAM consumers to land coherent designs across organizational seamsLead communities of practice across Software Engineering to increase awareness and adoption of new and leading-edge technologiesMentoring and coaching engineers through technical guidanceFoster a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, respect, continuous improvement, and shared learningRequired Qualifications, Capabilities, and SkillsFormal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experienceHands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stabilityExperience with Identity and Access Management platforms, role-based access control, or entitlement governance at scaleAdvanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, frameworks, or platforms such as Java, Spring, Go, Python, Terraform, or KubernetesPractical cloud-native experience building and operating services on at least one public cloud provider, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud PlatformProficiency in automation and continuous delivery methodsAdvanced understanding of agile methodologies such as continuous integration and continuous delivery, application resiliency, and securityAbility to evaluate technical solutions with a customer-focused mindset and understand how engineering decisions impact users and business outcomesStrong communication skills with the ability to adapt messages for technical and non-technical audiencesResponsible use of approved artificial intelligence tooling, with critical judgement to validate quality, correctness, security, and performancePreferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and SkillsExperience working in financial services or another highly regulated technology environment with formal audit and control postureExperience contributing to public cloud platform services, developer platforms, or shared engineering capabilitiesFamiliarity with responsible artificial intelligence use in engineering workflows, including secure handling of inputs and outputsExperience improving developer experience, platform reliability, or operational efficiency at scaleJ.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. 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.Full timePosting Date: 2026-05-15