AI-First Software Engineering Director

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Dublin seeks an Executive Director of Software Engineering to lead the creation of an AI-first engineering capability for the Database product line.

You will influence senior stakeholders and establish durable software frameworks, AI-enabled delivery practices, and secure, auditable production-ready solutions across multiple teams. You will mentor senior engineers, guide architecture decisions, and drive adoption of agentic AI-enabled engineering with governance,

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and significant applied experience delivering complex, secure, high-quality production software.
• Hands-on practical experience across system design, application development, testing, operational stability, production readiness, secure SDLC, and enterprise-scale engineering delivery.
• Expertise in one or more programming languages, with advanced knowledge of software application development, technical processes, and at least one technical discipline such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, platform engineering, or database engineering.
• Experience applying deep technical expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex technology problems in one or more specialized technical disciplines.
• Experience leading a product as a Product Owner or Product Manager, including backlog shaping, stakeholder alignment, adoption planning, measurable outcomes, and delivery governance.
• Ability to present, influence, and communicate effectively with senior leaders and executives across business, Product, and Technology.
• Strong understanding of the business, including how engineering decisions affect risk, controls, cost, resiliency, operational performance, customer outcomes, and strategic delivery.
• Practical cloud-native experience, including modern application architecture, automation, resiliency, observability, and scalable platform or control-plane delivery.
• Experience leading adoption of agentic AI-enabled engineering practices (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) across teams, including defining operating expectations (human-in-the-loop validation, quality gates), measuring outcomes, and ensuring secure handling of sensitive inputs/outputs.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use and control expectations in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity, resiliency/security implications, and governance; ability to influence leaders on safe scaling patterns and reuse.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of AI-first engineering framework across Database teams.
• Guide secure, production-ready delivery with governance and controls.
• Mentor engineers and align with senior stakeholders on architecture and strategy.
• Define operating model for AI agents and SDLC automation across programs.
• Establish reusable frameworks, components, APIs, and tooling adopted across teams.
• Influence leaders to align cross-product backlogs and adoption roadmaps.
• Oversee disciplined human-plus-AI workflows, validation checkpoints, and quality controls.

Skills

Leadership

Architecture

Cloud-native engineering

AI/ML

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Dublin seeks an Executive Director of Software Engineering to lead the creation of an AI-first engineering capability for the Database product line.

You will influence senior stakeholders and establish durable software frameworks, AI-enabled delivery practices, and secure, auditable production-ready solutions across multiple teams. You will mentor senior engineers, guide architecture decisions, and drive adoption of agentic AI-enabled engineering with governance,