Sr Manager of Software Engineering - Python & Databricks

Aumni; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase, a global leader in financial services, invites applications for a Senior Manager of Software Engineering within Corporate Technology. You will guide multiple agile teams, provide technical coaching, and influence design decisions to advance operational efficiencies.

As a senior leader, you will manage stakeholder relationships, champion responsible AI, and drive enterprise‑level adoption of AI‑assisted development and SDLC automation to boost delivery speed and quality.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• Proven end-to-end delivery of data products using Python, Spark, or Databricks.
• Experience building data-intensive software applications.
• Experience managing technologists.
• Experience leading responsible adoption of AI-assisted development and delivery tools across engineering teams.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies (CI/CD, Resiliency, Security).
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and IT systems.
• Practical cloud-native experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides guidance to immediate team of software engineers on daily tasks and activities.
• Sets the overall guidance and expectations for team output, practices, and collaboration.
• Leads team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices and SDLC/TLM automation to improve delivery speed, quality, and operational outcomes.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the SDLC toolchain to improve automation and support capacity unlock initiatives.
• Anticipates dependencies with other teams to deliver products and applications in line with business requirements.
• Manages stakeholder relationships and the team’s work in accordance with compliance standards, SLAs, and business requirements.

Skills

Python

Spark

Databricks

Data-intensive applications

People management

AI tools adoption

Responsible AI

SDLC

CI/CD

Resiliency

Security

Cloud-native

Financial services domain

Tools

Python

Job description

This is your chance to change the path of your career and guide multiple teams to success at one of the world's leading financial institutions.

As a Senior Manager of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Technology, you will serve in a leadership role by providing technical coaching and advisory for multiple agile technical teams. You will anticipate the needs and potential dependencies of other functions within the firm. As an expert in your field, your insights will influence budget and technical designs to advance operational efficiencies and functionalities.

Job responsibilities

• Provides guidance to immediate team of software engineers on daily tasks and activities
• Sets the overall guidance and expectations for team output, practices, and collaboration
• Leads team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices and SDLC/TLM automation to improve delivery speed, quality, and operational outcomes, while setting expectations for human validation, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and consistent use of reusable patterns 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.
• Anticipates dependencies with other teams to deliver products and applications in line with business requirements

• Manages stakeholder relationships and the team’s work in accordance with compliance standards, service level agreements, and business requirements

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience.
• Proven end-to-end delivery of data products using Python and/or Spark and Databricks.
• Experience building data-intensive software application
• Experience managing technologists
• Experience leading responsible adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and delivery tools across engineering teams, including defining ways of working (review/validation expectations), measuring outcomes, and ensuring secure handling of data.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, resiliency/security implications, and governance expectations; ability to coach engineers on compliant and effective usage.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Our Corporate Technology team relies on smart, driven people like you to develop applications and provide tech support for all our corporate functions across our network. Your efforts will touch lives all over the financial spectrum and across all our divisions: Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and within the Corporate Administrative Office. You’ll be part of a team specifically built to meet and exceed our evolving technology needs, as well as our technology controls agenda. Lead multiple teams, manage day-to-day implementation activities, and set overall guidance for team output, practices and collaboration