Director of Software Engineering - Data & Wealth Management

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,200,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Bengaluru seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead data and wealth management engineering efforts. You will own a technical area, drive delivery, and partner with product, business, and other engineering teams.

You will guide AI-enabled engineering, SDLC automation, and governance, delivering reusable solutions across domains while championing responsible AI and inclusive, innovative engineering culture.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience.
• 5+ years of experience leading technologists to manage, anticipate and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise.

Responsibilities

• Single threaded owner for delivering end-to-end impactful technical solutions collaborating with the product, business partners and other Engineering teams.
• Leads technology and process implementations to achieve functional technology objectives.
• Sets direction and governance for AI-enabled engineering and SDLC/TLM automation within a technical area to drive improvements in speed, quality, and operational outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

AI in engineering

Agentic AI

Responsible AI

Cross-functional teams

Talent development

Cloud native

CS/Math foundation

Continuous learning

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/Engineering/Math

Job description

Director of Software Engineering - Data & Wealth Management

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Job Information

• Job Identification 210743443
• Job Category Software Engineering
• Business Unit Consumer & Community Banking
• Posting Date 10/07/2026, 10:21 AM
• Locations Parcel 9, Embassy Tech Village, Outer Ring Road, Deverabeesanhalli Village, Varthur Hobli, Bengaluru, IN-KA, 560103, IN
• Job Schedule Full time

Job Description

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 JPMorganChase within the Consumer & Community Banking , you lead a technical area and drive impact within teams, technologies, and projects across departments. Utilize your in-depth knowledge of software, applications, technical processes, and product management to drive multiple complex projects and initiatives, while serving as a primary decision maker for your teams and be a driver of innovation and solution delivery.

Job responsibilities

• Single threaded owner for delivering end-to-end impactful technical solutions collaborating with the product, business partners and other Engineering teams.
• Leads technology and process implementations to achieve functional technology objectives
• Sets direction and governance for agentic AI-enabled engineering and SDLC/TLM automation within a technical area to drive measurable improvements in speed, quality, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-orchestrated delivery workflows, release readiness controls, automated test modernization, and incident triage acceleration), while establishing guardrails for validation, security, resiliency, traceability, and reuse 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 at scale.
• Makes decisions that influence teams’ resources, budget, tactical operations, and the execution and implementation of processes and procedures
• Carries governance accountability for coding decisions, control obligations, and measures of success such as cost of ownership, maintainability, and portfolio operations
• Delivers reusable technical solutions that can be leveraged across multiple businesses and domains
• Influences peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams
• Champions the firm’s culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
• Champions every day innovation

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Formal training or certification onsoftware 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

• Leadership Experience in Financial domain with strong Engineering and Data expertise
• Experience in championing AI led engineering and delivering significant productivity gains
• 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.
• Experience developing and leading cross-functional teams of technologists
• Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
• Practical cloud native experience
• Expertise in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• A continuous learner and demonstrate ability to adapt and lead a change.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in Wealth Management Sub-Domain
• Experience in working with Lead Management.
• Experience working at Architecture and Design Level