Director of Software Engineering - Macro Technology

 

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 technologists
• Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
• Experience leading a product as a Product Owner or Product Manager
• Practical cloud native experience
• Expertise in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• Experience with trade lifecycle, risk management, and financial products in investment banking. Deep knowledge of Markets’ products of FX, Rates, Commodities, Repo and Equities
• Expertise 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

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, exper