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Lead Software Engineer - Frontend / UI - Athens

at J.P. Morgan

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City: Athens
Country: Greece

Senior frontend engineer role responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining secure, scalable user interfaces for the Vida team within the Corporate and Investment Bank Markets Business. You'll lead technical delivery, troubleshoot complex issues, and drive adoption of modern technologies and engineering best practices. The role requires strong React experience, cloud-native knowledge, CI/CD and test automation skills, and collaboration with backend teams on scalable RESTful APIs.

Location: Athens, Attica, Greece

Are you ready to push the boundaries of what’s possible in technology? At JPMorgan Chase, you’ll have the chance to make a real impact while working with talented colleagues on market-leading products. We value your creativity, drive, and commitment to excellence. Here, your skills will grow, and your ideas will shape the future of financial technology. Join us and be part of a team that values diversity, opportunity, and respect.

As a Lead Software Engineer in the Vida team, you will play a key role in delivering reliable, secure, and scalable technology solutions within the Corporate and Investment Bank Markets Business. You will work in an agile environment, collaborating with talented professionals to enhance and build innovative products. Your expertise will help drive technical excellence and operational stability. You will contribute to a culture that values inclusion, opportunity, and continuous learning.

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

Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability

Evaluate architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems

Drive awareness and adoption of new and leading-edge technologies across Software Engineering communities

Contribute to a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

Commercial experience developing user interfaces with hands-on experience in React

Practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages

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, application resiliency, and security

Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile)

In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and IT systems

Practical cloud native experience

Experience in developing, debugging, and automated testing (e.g., React Testing Library, Cypress) in a commercial setting

Experience collaborating with backend technology teams in designing scalable and reusable RESTful APIs

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

Exposure to frontend libraries such as ag-grid, highcharts, redux, and Typescript

Experience with performance tuning complex user interfaces

Experience working within Investment Bank or Finance Technology

If you have a passion for technology and want to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to join our award-winning Vida team. Here, your contributions are valued, and your growth is supported in a collaborative, innovative environment.

Greek male nationals must have completed or have no obligatory military service obligations

Join us to build innovative, secure technology products and advance your career in a dynamic, inclusive environment.

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