Director of Software Engineering

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 Self Service Enablement Platform, you will lead a technical area and promote impact across teams, technologies, and projects within various departments. You will leverage your extensive knowledge of software, applications, technical processes, and product management to oversee multiple complex projects and initiatives, acting as the primary decision maker for your teams and championing innovation and solution delivery. Collaborating with Product & Engineering teams, you will ensure unified engineering execution across multiple initiatives, strategically designing and building applications that address real-world use cases. Your expertise will be vital in advancing complex projects and initiatives, serving as a key decision maker and fostering innovation and solution delivery.

Job 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
• 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, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience. In addition, 5+ years of experience leading technologists to manage, anticipate and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise
• Should have a strong hold in platform thinking, systems design, understanding of software architecture and design, good problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, developer tools, and AI technologies
• Proven track record in developing and leading cross-functional teams of technologists, fostering collaboration and innovation.
• Demonstrated ability in talent acquisition, development, and recognition, ensuring the growth and success of high-performing teams.
• Extensive experience in product leadership as a Product Owner or Product Manager, with practical expertise in cloud-native technologies

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working at code level
• Experience in Machine learning will be an added advantage