Director of Software Engineering - Deposits

Job Description
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 Deposits Technology team, 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.
Job responsibilities

• Manage agile software delivery teams and partner with the Area Product owner.
• Deliver solutions leveraging modern technologies including cloud-backed APIs and microservices utilizing distributed database technologies.
• Oversee all aspects of technology delivery.
• Maintain a strong risk management mindset relative to managing risk and delivering technical tasks related to the solution, such as breaks, defects, patches, and upgrades.
• Possess a strong talent assessment and talent management background.
• Mentor team members to progress their technical and professional skills.
• Build and maintain relationships with business and technology team members.
• Triage technical issues and lead teams toward solving problems.
• Plan team capacity to accommodate demands.
• Drive down legacy technology platform footprint.
• Leverage background in legacy technologies such as SOA and Mainframe, a plus but not required.

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
• Demonstrated proficiency in application, data and infrastructure architecture disciplines.
• Demonstrated proficiency with server side languages such as Java, Python, Ruby, PHP and JavaScript frameworks such as Angular JS, React and Amber.
• Ability to work collaboratively in teams and develop meaningful relationships to achieve common goals.
• Demonstrated experience building internet scale platforms from the ground up. Strong understanding of OOP & SOA principles, enterprise design patterns and industry best practices with experience using modern technology (e.g. Java, Cassandra, Kafka) and design patterns (e.g. microservices, APIs).
• Expert level experience designing and building REST web services at internet scale.
• Experience in cloud technologies and patterns (AWS, Google Cloud).
• Experience with automated testing tools and capabilities (Cucumber, Selenium, ATDD, TDD).
• Experience with high volume, mission critical applications.
• Experience with tuning high volume applications.
• Familiarity with database technology such as MySQL, Oracle, DB2, or Amazon RDS and messaging technologies such as IBM MQ and Apache Kafka.

About Us
Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
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About the Team
Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions - all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.