Sr Director of Software Engineering

About This Role

This leadership role in Connected Commerce Technology at JPMorganChase is for a Senior Director of Software Engineering who will lead multiple technical areas and manage activities across various departments. The role involves cross-functional collaboration to drive the adoption and implementation of technical methods and keep the firm at the forefront of industry trends and technological advances.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic direction for all aspects of engineering and architecture across your area product
• Engage with business stakeholders to break down complex and ambiguous problems into technical specifications
• Deliver and own end-to-end cutting-edge low latency solutions leveraging the latest technologies and best industry practices
• Champion engineering practices and improve the effectiveness of engineering teams through coaching, mentoring, and resolution of impediments
• Partner with Architecture and SRE team for driving Non-Functional Requirements, Modernization initiatives, and controls
• Lead and participate in regular technical meetings, ensuring architectural decisions align with broader organizational goals and strategy
• Create and maintain detailed technology roadmaps with corresponding work streams and stakeholders
• Carry governance accountability for coding decisions, control obligations, and measures of success such as cost of ownership, maintainability, and portfolio operations
• Influence peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams
• Make decisions that influence teams' resources, budget, tactical operations, and strategic bets
• Carry governance accountability for technology decisions, regulatory compliance, and control obligations

Requirements

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience
• 5+ years of experience leading technologists to manage, anticipate, and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise
• Experience working in the Payments domain
• Expertise in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• Extensive hands-on experience in designing and building full stack cloud-native distributed systems with high degree of availability, fault-tolerance, and scalability using Java Spring
• Experience in handling large volume of data with Databases like PostgreSQL, Oracle
• Curious and comfortable with exploring new domains with the ability to consider both the technology and product angle
• Understanding and experience with cloud technologies, software engineering/product engineering methods, technology best practices
• Demonstrated prior experience influencing across highly matrixed, complex organizations and delivering value at scale