Director of Software Engineering

About the position

If you are a software engineering leader ready to take the reins and drive impact, we’ve got an opportunity just for you. As a Director of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within the Architecture and Engineering group, you lead a technical area and drive impact within teams, technologies, and projects across departments. Utilize your in-depth knowledge of software, applications, technical processes, and product management to drive multiple complex projects and initiatives, while serving as a primary decision maker for your teams and be a driver of innovation and solution delivery.

Responsibilities

• Leads technology and process implementations to achieve functional technology objectives
• Makes decisions that influence teams’ resources, budget, tactical operations, and the execution and implementation of processes and procedures
• Leads and oversees the design, development, and implementation of scalable distributed systems and platforms to meet organizational goals and objectives
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and alignment of distributed systems with existing infrastructure and business processes
• Carries governance accountability for coding decisions, control obligations, and measures of success such as cost of ownership, maintainability, and portfolio operations
• Delivers technical solutions that can be leveraged across multiple businesses and domains
• Influences peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams
• Champions the firm’s culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Requirements

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience
• 5+ years of experience leading technologists to manage, anticipate and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise
• Experience developing or leading cross-functional teams of technologists
• Experience leading Geographically distributed teams
• Experience building Development Frameworks, Platforms and Distributed Systems
• Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
• Experience building microservices with Java Spring Boot
• Practical cloud native experience (AWS)
• Expertise in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• Excellent Communication / Articulation skills

Nice-to-haves

• AWS Certifications