JP Morgan Chase

Runs a consumer bank and an investment bank

UI Lead Software Engineer - React / TypeScript, Digital Markets Execution Technology

Frontend EngineeringPosted on Nov 9

Full-timeLondon, UKNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience building production user interfaces with React and TypeScript in large-scale applications.
Strong knowledge of modern front-end engineering, including state management, asynchronous data flows, and user interface architecture.
Expertise in performance optimization, testing strategies, and automation in continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.
Experience delivering real-time or data-intensive user experiences.
Demonstrated technical leadership in setting standards, leading designs, and mentoring teams.
Solid software engineering fundamentals, including object-oriented design patterns, debugging, and documentation.
Familiarity with agentic development approaches across the software development lifecycle.
Ability to work effectively in global, cross-functional environments.
Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently.
Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools for coding, code review, test acceleration, and troubleshooting, and setting team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity, secure handling of inputs and outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and delivery of user interface capabilities across Execute, from discovery through production support.
Set front-end technical direction, including architecture, standards, performance, and testing strategy.
Partner with product, business stakeholders, and designers to translate trading workflows into intuitive user experiences.
Drive quality through thorough testing, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
Build high-performance, real-time user interfaces with strong responsiveness and stability.
Establish and evolve scalable user interface architecture, including component libraries and shared platform services.
Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, quality gates, continuous integration and continuous delivery, observability, and operational readiness.
Ensure secure, compliant development practices aligned with firm standards.
Collaborate with backend, platform, and site reliability engineering partners to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Drive team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes, including AI-assisted code review and refactoring, test strategy acceleration, and incident and root-cause analysis support; establish consistent validation standards for secure coding, peer review, and automated testing, and promote reuse of effective patterns across the team.
Apply knowledge of software development lifecycle toolchain tools, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized through automation.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in front-office trading or electronic execution domains.
Familiarity with financial market concepts and protocols.
Experience with user interface component libraries, advanced data grid patterns, and visualization.
Exposure to backend-for-frontend patterns, event-driven architectures, and API design collaboration.
Experience operating user interfaces in regulated environments with strong auditability and controls.

Lead and shape the UI for a real-time trading platform, delivering high-performance user experiences that drive business outcomes.

As a Lead Software Engineer (UI) at JPMorgan Chase within Digital Markets Execution Technology you will set front-end technical direction and lead hands-on delivery of a latency-sensitive, real-time user experience used directly by traders and sales. You will partner closely with business stakeholders, product specialists, designers, and control partners to build intuitive, high-signal workflows at scale. This role emphasizes engineering excellence, operational readiness, and secure, compliant delivery in a fast-paced global environment.

You will lead and shape the UI for a mission-critical front-office execution platform where performance, resiliency, and user experience directly influence business outcomes and client satisfaction. The work spans real-time data, latency-sensitive workflows, and production-grade operational readiness, with close-to-the-business stakeholders and a global engineering organization. This role offers meaningful technical leadership scope, tangible impact, and the opportunity to raise the bar on engineering excellence while operating within strong security, compliance, and control expectations.

Job Responsibilities

Lead the design and delivery of user interface capabilities across Execute, from discovery to production support
Set front-end technical direction, including architecture, standards, performance, and testing strategy
Partner with product, business stakeholders, and designers to translate trading workflows into intuitive UX
Drive quality through thorough testing, troubleshooting, and performance optimization
Build high-performance, real-time UIs with strong responsiveness and stability
Establish and evolve scalable UI architecture, including component libraries and shared platform services
Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, quality gates, CI/CD, observability, and operational readiness
Ensure secure, compliant development practices aligned to firm standards
Collaborate with backend, platform, and SRE partners to deliver end-to-end solutions
Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team
Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience in building production UIs with React and TypeScript in large-scale applications
Strong knowledge of modern front-end engineering, including state management, asynchronous data flows, and UI architecture
Expertise in performance optimization, testing strategies, and automation in CI/CD pipelines
Experience delivering real-time or data-intensive user experiences
Demonstrated technical leadership in setting standards, leading designs, and mentoring teams
Solid software engineering fundamentals, including OO/design patterns, debugging, and documentation
Familiarity with agentic development approaches across the software development lifecycle
Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in global, cross-functional environments
Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently
Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
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; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Experience in front-office trading or electronic execution domains
Familiarity with financial market concepts and protocols
Experience with UI component libraries, advanced data grid patterns, and visualization
Exposure to backend-for-frontend patterns, event-driven architectures, and API design collaboration
Experience operating UIs in regulated environments with strong auditability and controls

About the Company

JP Morgan Chase

Runs a consumer bank and an investment bank

JPMorgan Chase runs the largest bank in the United States, which serves households and small businesses as Chase and large companies, governments, and investors as J.P. Morgan. During the 2008 financial crisis it bought the failing investment bank Bear Stearns and lender Washington Mutual, and in 2023 it took over First Republic Bank after regulators seized it. Chase takes deposits and earns interest on credit cards, mortgages, and car loans, while the investment side earns fees for advising on mergers, raising money for companies, trading stocks and bonds, and managing wealth. Formed in a 2000 merger, JPMorgan Chase traces its roots to 1799 and is based in New York City.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: New York City, New York
Founded: 1799

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