Senior Lead Software Engineer- Java (Hands On)- Nutmeg- Madrid

Nutmeg is a J.P. Morgan company within the International Consumer Bank – Chase division offering award-winning investments, products, and digital wealth management services to over 250,000 investors in the UK. We built the business from scratch, with constant innovation a core part of our ethos since the beginning. We aim to provide clients with the best digital investing experience, ensuring digital security and customer satisfaction – meaning you’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference.

As an Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Nutmeg, you will be part of a team with great ambitions. We aim to build a top-in-market suite of mobile and web apps to provide the best investment experience for our clients.

Our team is at the heart of this venture, focused on getting smart ideas into the hands of our customers. We're looking for people who have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about building quality software that has a big impact in a rapidly changing environment. By their nature, our people are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy, and have a head for fintech. We work in tribes and squads that focus on specific products and projects.

Job Responsibilities

Work with the Product team to understand user needs and follow an Agile SDLC to develop and deliver product features. Our stack is Java / Spring Boot with some Kotlin, DynamoDB, Aurora / MySQL, and AWS.

Participate in designing how our architecture needs to evolve to meet our needs, using ADRs for decision-making. Our architecture is microservices running on Kubernetes with Kafka and event-driven design.

Take ownership of tasks from estimation through to release and post-production support.

Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve defects, prioritizing issues as needed.

Write tests for all code and adhere to best practices to ensure high-quality software.

Manage releases and deployment processes, aiming for frequent deployments.

Participate in code reviews to maintain high code quality and foster continuous learning.

Share knowledge actively through team and department skill share sessions.

Contribute to technical initiatives aimed at improving and evolving the existing codebase and tools.

Focus on solving core problems rather than just symptoms.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

English proficiency is essential; you will work with the London team.

Product engineer mindset with a track record of delivering high-quality software that balances business needs and user experience.

Experience with JVM languages (Java / Scala / Kotlin) and Spring Boot.

Experience designing systems from scratch and evolving architectures in serverless and managed cloud environments.

Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures and message brokers like Kafka.

Knowledge of monitoring and alerting for production environments.

Understanding of REST APIs and working with APIs.

Experience with Git flow.

Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with teams and other organizational units.

Curiosity about new working methods and openness to ideas.

Proactive attitude and willingness to contribute ideas.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills - nice to haves

Experience with DynamoDB and / or Aurora.

Experience in the FinTech sector.

Experience developing multi-country products with localization and currency support.

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