Sr Manager of Software Engineering - Team Lead — Cloud Application (Java, Python, React, AWS)

Testing Site - JPMC; Buenos Aires; On-site; ARS 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Argentina seeks a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to mentor multiple technical teams and guide cloud-native delivery on AWS using Java, Python, and React. You will shape architecture, ensure security and reliability, and collaborate with product partners for strategic outcomes.

The role combines hands-on leadership with cross-functional influence, coaching senior engineers, and driving delivery metrics across the SDLC.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading software engineering teams delivering production cloud applications.
• Strong backend experience in Java and/or Python APIs and services.
• Frontend experience with React and modern JS/TS patterns.
• Deep AWS knowledge including architecture, cost, reliability, and security.
• Experience with microservices, REST/GraphQL, and distributed systems.
• Ability to lead across the full SDLC and communicate strategy to business.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of backend and frontend engineers to deliver a cloud application roadmap end-to-end.
• Define and evolve architecture for microservices and web applications (Java/Python services, React UI).
• Drive engineering excellence: code quality, testing strategy, CI/CD, observability, and incident management.
• Own cloud infrastructure and platform practices on AWS (networking, compute, storage, IAM, monitoring).
• Ensure security-by-design, compliance alignment, and strong risk management across the SDLC.
• Partner with Product, Design, and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical plans and milestones.
• Mentor engineers, set performance expectations, hire and develop talent, and build a strong team culture.
• Manage delivery metrics (predictability, throughput, availability), and continuously improve processes.
• Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into cloud applications

Skills

Leadership

Java / Python

React

AWS

Microservices

REST/GraphQL

SDLC leadership

Communication

Coaching/Mentoring

English fluency

Job description

When you mentor and advise multiple technical teams and move financial technologies forward, it’s a big challenge with big impact. You were made for this.

As a Senior Manager of Software Engineering at JPMorganChase within the Global Banking Technology Tem, 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. The VP, Team Lead will own delivery and technical direction for a cloud-native application, leading a cross-functional team building scalable services and user-facing experiences. This role blends architecture and engineering leadership across Java, Python, React, and AWS, with accountability for reliability, security, and execution.

Job responsibilities

• Lead a team of backend and frontend engineers to deliver a cloud application roadmap end-to-end.
• Define and evolve architecture for microservices and web applications (Java/Python services, React UI).
• Drive engineering excellence: code quality, testing strategy, CI/CD, observability, and incident management.
• Own cloud infrastructure and platform practices on AWS (e.g., networking, compute, storage, IAM, monitoring).
• Ensure security-by-design, compliance alignment, and strong risk management across the SDLC.
• Partner with Product, Design, and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical plans and milestones.
• Mentor engineers, set performance expectations, hire and develop talent, and build a strong team culture.
• Manage delivery metrics (predictability, throughput, availability), and continuously improve processes.
• Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into cloud applications

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Significant experience leading software engineering teams delivering production cloud applications.
• Strong backend engineering background in Javaand/or Python(APIs, services, data integration).
• Strong frontend experience with React(modern JS/TS patterns, state management, performance).
• Deep working knowledge of AWS(architecture, cost-awareness, reliability, security fundamentals).
• Experience with microservices, REST/GraphQL APIs, event-driven patterns, and distributed systems.
• Proven ability to lead across the full SDLC: design, implementation, release, operations, and support.
• Clear communicator who can align technical strategy with business outcomes. Decisive, pragmatic, and able to drive trade-offs (speed vs. risk vs. cost).
• Strong coach/mentor with a track record of developing senior engineers and future leaders. Operational mindset: plans for resilience, monitoring, and incident response from day one.
• Fluent in English

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with modern data stores and messaging (SQL/NoSQL, streaming/queues).
• Experience building internal platforms, developer tooling, or large-scale CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong stakeholder management in a regulated or high-availability environment.