UI Lead Software Engineer - React

📍 Job Overview

Job Title: UI Lead Software Engineer - React

Company: JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Location: 315 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G2 8AT, United Kingdom

Job Type: Full time

Category: Software Engineering / Technology (with a focus on front-end development and team leadership)

Date Posted: 2026-06-01

Experience Level: Mid-Senior to Lead (Estimated 5-10 years)

Remote Status: On-site

🚀 Role Summary

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of secure, scalable, and market-leading UI technology products for the Corporate and Investment Bank Markets Business.

• Drive technical innovation and best practices within an agile team, focusing on enhancing existing systems and building new, robust solutions.

• Execute creative software solutions, including technical troubleshooting and thinking beyond conventional approaches to solve complex problems.

• Ensure the stability, security, and scalability of front-end applications through rigorous code reviews, automated testing, and proactive issue identification and remediation.

• Contribute to a culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect within the engineering team.

📝 Enhancement Note: While the role is titled "UI Lead Software Engineer," the responsibilities and required skills indicate a strong emphasis on both technical leadership and hands-on development within a specialized area (React UI). The "Lead" aspect suggests mentoring, code review, and potentially guiding junior engineers, alongside architectural input. The context of "Vida team" within the "Corporate and Investment Bank Markets Business" implies a focus on financial markets technology, demanding high standards for reliability, security, and performance.

📈 Primary Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver high-quality, secure, and scalable front-end applications using React and related technologies.

• Write clean, maintainable, and production-ready code, adhering to best practices and performing thorough code reviews for peers.

• Proactively identify, diagnose, and resolve technical issues, with a focus on automating remediation of recurring problems to enhance operational stability.

• Lead technical evaluations of architectural designs and new technologies from internal teams and external vendors to ensure applicability and integration with existing systems.

• Champion the adoption of new and cutting-edge technologies by leading communities of practice within the Software Engineering domain.

• Collaborate effectively with backend development teams to design and implement robust, scalable RESTful APIs.

• Participate actively in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), ensuring adherence to agile methodologies.

• Contribute