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 Commercial and Investment Bank – Macro Technology, you will lead a technical area and promote impact across teams, technologies, and projects within departments. You will leverage your extensive knowledge of software, applications, technical processes, and product management to oversee multiple complex projects and initiatives, acting as the primary decision maker for your teams and championing innovation and solution delivery. Your experience in building Risk Management Systems for the Macro business, along with a proven track record of leading large teams and collaborating effectively with various internal stakeholders, will be essential in this role.
Job responsibilities
Lead and manage large software development teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.Provide strategic direction and mentorship to team members, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of complex software projects, ensuring they meet business requirements, timelines, and budget constraints.Implement best practices in project management and software development methodologies.Leverage extensive technical expertise in Python, Scala, and AWS cloud platforms, including S3, Lambda, EC2, DynamoDB, EventBridge, and MKS, to steer the creation of scalable and robust software solutions.Possess a strong understanding of data architectures to ensure optimal design and implementation.Work with Apache Spark, EMR, Glue, and Parquet to process and analyze large datasets, promoting insights and decision-making through advanced data analytics.Optimize Redshift-based data pipelines for performance, managing over 100+ TB of data, and ensuring efficient data processing and retrieval.Handle petabytes of data in data lake and data lakehouse environments like Iceberg, implementing best practices for data management, storage, and retrieval.Leverage experience with JPMorgan's in-house risk management system, Athena, across various lines of business in markets such as FXCash, Options, Commodities, Fixed Income Finance, Rates Derivatives, and Securities.Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the trade lifecycle, risk management, and financial products in investment banking, including options, swaps, equities, bonds, and repo.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.Experience developing or leading cross-functional teams of technologistsExperience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talentExperience leading a product as a Product Owner or Product ManagerPractical cloud native experienceExpertise in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical fieldExperience with trade lifecycle, risk management, and financial products in investment banking. Deep knowledge of Markets’ products of FX, Rates, Commodities, Repo and EquitiesExpertise in Python, AWS cloud platform (S3, Lambda, Kinesis, EC2, DynamoDB, EventBridge, MKS), big data technologies (Apache Spark, Glue, Redshift), and data lake/lakehouse architectures (Iceberg). Architect level expertise in data solutions. Expertise in Redshift database required.Extensive experience with risk management system across various lines of business.Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Experience working at code level