Director of Software Engineering
JPMorgan Chase · Posted Oct 12
Global banking, investment, credit card, mortgage, and asset management services
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About the role
The Global Customer Platform organization at JPMorganChase builds technology that serves customers across the firm's businesses. The team works on software engineering, applications, technical processes, and product management, with a focus on agentic AI-enabled engineering and SDLC/TLM automation. This Director of Software Engineering role leads a technical area, sets direction and governance for AI-enabled delivery, and drives complex cross-department technology initiatives and solution delivery.
What you will do
- Leads technology and process implementations to achieve functional technology objectives
- Accountable for decisions that influence teams’ resources, budget, tactical operations, and the execution and implementation of processes and procedures
- Sets direction and governance for agentic AI-enabled engineering and SDLC/TLM automation within a technical area to drive measurable improvements in speed, quality, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-orchestrated delivery workflows, release readiness controls, automated test modernization, and incident triage acceleration), while establishing guardrails for validation, security, resiliency, traceability, and reuse across teams.
- Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation and support capacity unlock initiatives at scale.
- 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
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 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
- Experience developing or leading cross-functional teams of technologists
- Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
- Experience leading adoption of agentic AI-enabled engineering practices (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) across teams, including defining operating expectations (human-in-the-loop validation, quality gates), measuring outcomes, and ensuring secure handling of sensitive inputs/outputs.
- Strong understanding of responsible AI use and control expectations in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity, resiliency/security implications, and governance; ability to influence leaders on safe scaling patterns and reuse.
- Practical cloud native experience
- Expertise in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
Preferred qualifications
- Strong facilitation and negotiation skills.
- Ability to drive continuous improvement and foster a culture of innovation.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is one of the oldest, largest, and most diversified financial services institutions in the world. Operating globally through the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands, the firm provides a comprehensive range of financial solutions including investment banking, consumer and commercial banking, transaction processing, and asset management. Serving millions of consumers and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional, and government clients, the company combines deep market expertise with extensive technological investments.
- Industry
- Banking
- Company size
- 320000+ employees
- Founded
- 1799
- Location
- New York, New York, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Global Chief Information Officer
CEO, Asset & Wealth Management
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