Senior Manager of Software Engineering

Job Description
As a Senior Manager of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within the Core and Foundational Platforms organization, you serve in a leadership role by providing technical coaching and advisory for multiple technical teams, as well as anticipate the needs and potential dependencies of other functions within the firm. As an expert in your field, your insights influence budget and technical considerations to advance operational efficiencies and functionalities.
You will provide Management and leadership to the team Managing the delivery and management of a Database product hosted on our Private Cloud Platform.
Job responsibilities

• Manage the architecture, design and delivery of the "control plane" that delivers a database product to our private cloud platform.
• Provide overall direction, oversight, and coaching for a team of software engineers that work on basic to complex tasks
• Accountable for decisions that influence teams' resources, budget, tactical operations, and the execution and implementation of processes and procedures
• Ensures successful collaboration across teams and stakeholders
• Identifies and mitigates issues to execute a book of work while escalating issues as necessary
• Provides input to leadership regarding budget, approach, and technical considerations to improve operational efficiencies and functionality for the team
• Creates a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect for team members and prioritizes diverse representation

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Extensive experience with Python
• Experience with at least one of the following languages: Java, C, C++, C#, Go
• Knowledge and experience of industry wide technology strategies and best practices
• Unit-testing framework(s) & BDD/TDD
• Understanding and experience of Agile and Lean philosophies for managing the priorities of the software Engineering team.
• Experience of Python frameworks - Django/Flask etc.
• Experience of managing a team of software engineers
• Ability to guide and coach teams on approach to achieve goals aligned against a set of strategic initiatives
• Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
• In-depth knowledge of the services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience
• Experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field and expertise in technology disciplines

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Software Engineering or equivalent degree
• Experience with document-oriented database products: MongoDB, MarkLogic, DocumentDB etc
• Practical experience of architecting & developing applications or platforms on any one of the major public cloud providers (AWS, Google, Azure). Industry cloud certifications are a bonus
• Infrastructure-as-code experience - Terraform, Ansible, Puppet and/or Salt

About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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.
About the Team
Our 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.