
Software Engineer II - Front End
at J.P. Morgan
Posted 17 days ago
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Software Engineer II (Front End) on the Commercial and Investment Banking Emerging Markets team in London, delivering secure, stable, and scalable front-end solutions. Work as part of an agile team to design, develop, and troubleshoot React and TypeScript applications, leveraging component-based architecture and design systems. Responsibilities include performance optimisation, responsive CSS, front-end build tooling, testing (unit and E2E), and integration with RESTful APIs. The role values SDLC proficiency, exposure to micro-frontend architectures, and collaboration within a diverse team.
- Compensation
- Not specified
- City
- London
- Country
- United Kingdom
Currency: Not specified
Full Job Description
Location: LONDON, LONDON, United Kingdom
You’re ready to gain the skills and experience needed to grow within your role and advance your career — and we have the perfect software engineering opportunity for you.
As a Software Engineer II (
Job responsibilities
- Executes standard software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting
- Writes secure and high-quality code using the syntax of at least one programming language with limited guidance
- Designs, develops, codes, and troubleshoots with consideration of upstream and downstream systems and technical implications
- Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain to improve the value realized by automation
- Applies technical troubleshooting to break down solutions and solve technical problems of basic complexity
- Gathers, analyzes, and draws conclusions from large, diverse data sets to identify problems and contribute to decision-making in service of secure, stable application development
- Learns and applies system processes, methodologies, and skills for the development of secure, stable code and systems
- Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience.
- Strong proficiency of React framework including component-based architecture using a Design System, hooks, performance optimisations and rendering strategies.
- Strong proficiency and understanding of TypeScript including ES6+ syntax.
- Hands on practical experience leveraging CSS including use of preprocessors, libraries, media/container queries to deliver responsive designs.
- Familiarity with frontend build tools (Webpack, Vite, npm).
- Experience using version control with Github/Bitbucket.
- Familiar with using Figma to review Designs and translate specs from Design to Code.
- Experience writing units tests using Jest/Vitest and end to end tests using Cypress/Playwright.
- Exposure to micro-frontend architectures using Modular Federation or Native Federation.
- Hands-on practical experience delivering application development, testing, and operational stability
- Experience integrating with RESTful APIs, and handling asynchronous data.
- Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Familiarity with modern front-end technologies and techniques like React, TypeScript Microfrontends.
- Proficiency with AI code assistants for rapid prototyping and end delivery of Frontend functionality.
- Experience with deploying Frontend features to cloud providers (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)





