Senior Director of Software Engineering

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Jersey City, NJ, USA
Hybrid
Senior level
Financial Services
We’re one of the world’s biggest technology-driven companies
The Role
Lead and manage engineering teams to design, deliver, and support mission-critical Treasury/CIO trade execution systems. Define technology strategy, ensure regulatory and risk compliance, drive cloud, microservices, DevOps, and AI-enabled capabilities for trading, and mentor engineering talent.
Summary Generated by Built In

If you are looking for a game-changing career, working for one of the world's leading financial institutions, you’ve come to the right place.

As a Senior Executive Director of Software Engineering at JPMorganChase within the Treasury/CIO technology team, you will lead our efforts to promote the strategic vision, architecture, and delivery of mission-critical trading platforms supporting Treasury and CIO business functions.


Job responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage a high-performing team of software engineers, architects, and technical leads responsible for the design, development, and support of Treasury/CIO trade execution systems
  • Define and execute the technology strategy for trade execution, ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices
  • Oversee end-to-end delivery of complex projects, including requirements gathering, solution design, development, testing, deployment, and post-production support
  • Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the engineering team
  • Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, and other technology teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and high-performance trading solutions
  • Partner with quant, trading, and risk stakeholders to enable AI-based decision-making capabilities for trading and execution, ensuring explainability, governance, model validation, and regulatory compliance
  • Ensure robust risk management, security, and compliance practices are embedded in all technology solutions
  • Establish AI-based platform and application health monitoring using intelligent observability, anomaly detection, predictive alerting, incident correlation, and automated root-cause analysis to improve resiliency, and strengthen operational excellence for trading systems
  • Drive adoption of modern engineering practices, including Agile methodologies, DevOps, cloud technologies, and automation
  • Mentor and develop engineering talent, providing guidance on career growth, technical skills, and leadership capabilities

Required qualifications, skills, and capabilities:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • 15+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing large, distributed teams
  • Proven track record of delivering complex trading or financial systems in a global banking environment
  • Expertise in modern programming languages (Java, Python, C++), distributed systems, cloud platforms, and microservices architecture
  • Strong knowledge of risk, compliance, and regulatory requirements impacting trading technology
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills
  • Ability to influence and drive change across technology and business teams

Preferred qualifications, skills, and capabilities:

  • Deep understanding of Treasury and CIO business functions, trade execution workflows, and financial markets

About Us
JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

About the TeamOur professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • 15+ years of experience in software engineering
  • At least 5 years in a leadership role managing large, distributed teams
  • Proven track record delivering complex trading or financial systems in a global banking environment
  • Expertise in Java, Python, C++
  • Experience with distributed systems, cloud platforms, and microservices architecture
  • Strong knowledge of risk, compliance, and regulatory requirements impacting trading technology
  • Experience enabling AI-based decision-making with governance, model validation, and explainability
  • Experience establishing observability and AI-based platform health monitoring (anomaly detection, predictive alerting)
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills
  • Ability to influence and drive change across technology and business teams
  • Deep understanding of Treasury and CIO business functions, trade execution workflows, and financial markets

JPMorganChase Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about JPMorganChase and has not been reviewed or approved by JPMorganChase.

  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, vision, and mental-health coverage are broad, with wellness incentives, on-site or virtual care, and an EAP offering coaching and counseling. Plan materials emphasize accessible options, including multiple medical choices and tools to manage costs.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave extends up to 16 weeks for all parents, supplemented by paid Critical Caregiver Leave. Family resources include backup childcare via Bright Horizons, lactation support and milk-shipping, family-building assistance, and even a free five-month SNOO rental for newborns.
  • Retirement Support Retirement programs include a 401(k) with an annual company match and automatic pay credits for most employees, with a legacy pension available to earlier hires. An Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a 5% discount further supports long-term savings.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
289,097 Employees
Year Founded: 1799

What We Do

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $3.7 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Technology fuels every aspect of our company and is at the heart of everything we do. With over 50,000 technologists globally and an annual tech spend of $12 billion, we are dedicated to improving the design, analytics, development, coding, testing and application programming that goes into creating high quality software and new products. Learn more about technology at our firm, explore resources from our Distinguished Engineers, AI & ML researchers, and other experts; access the latest episode of our TechTrends podcast, and more at www.jpmorgan.com/technology. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com. ©2023 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. JPMorgan Chase is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans.

Why Work With Us

Our technologists work on a diverse range of solutions that include strategic technology initiatives, big data, mobile, electronic payments, machine learning, cybersecurity, enterprise cloud development, and other state-of-the-art technologies.

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