Director of Software Engineering - Executive Director

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; As Sudiyah; On-site; OMR 46,140 - 61,520; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is looking for a Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple technical teams in the Middle East. This role involves driving technology impact and fostering innovation within the Payments Technology function. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in Java/J2EE development and managing technical projects.

As a key leader, you will collaborate across departments to adopt the best technical methods while influencing the firm’s technological landscape.

Qualifications

• Expert applied experience in software engineering concepts.
• Experience with Test Driven Development and associated frameworks.
• Proven experience in Java/J2EE development.
• Strong knowledge of databases and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple technical teams and manage project deliverables.
• Deliver high-performance, scalable technical solutions.
• Influence peer leaders and stakeholders.
• Ensure technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.

Skills

Java/J2EE development

Hibernate ORM

UNIX, Shell scripting

Docker Swarm or OpenShift/Kubernetes

Git

Education

Formal training in software engineering

Tools

Maven/Gradle

Jira

ELK, Grafana, Prometheus

Job description

Director of Software Engineering - Executive Director

Job Information

• Job Identification 210741306
• Job Category Software Engineering
• Business Unit Commercial & Investment Bank
• Locations Al Faisaliah Tower Floor 8 and 25: PO Box 51907, Riyadh, Ar Riyad, 11553, SA
• 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 Payments Technology function, you will lead multiple technical teams, provide oversight to the activities of multiple departments, and collaborate across technical domains. We will rely on your expertise to promote the adoption and implementation of technical methods within various teams and aid us in remaining at the forefront of industry trends, best practices, and technological advances. This role provides an opportunity to influence and shape the technological landscape of our firm and contribute to our continuous growth and innovation in the Middle East.

Job responsibilities

• Solution and implement individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables.
• Work closely with technology teams and internal end users to deliver solutions that drive a variety of trade businesses.
• Influences peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams.
• Optimize application for maximum performance, scalability and high availability.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Deliver technical solutions that can be leveraged across multiple businesses and domains.

Champions the firm’s culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and expert applied experience.
• Experience of using a Test Driven Development and Domain Driven Development approach and associated testing frameworks.
• Proven strong hands‑on experience in Java/J2EE development. Design, Develop and maintain java applications.
• Strong knowledge and experience with Hibernate ORM framework. Knowledge of database system and SQL. Experience in UNIX, Shell scripting.
• Detailed understanding of distributed and parallel processing environment and excellent in Data Structures, Algorithms and Design Patterns.
• Working experience in one of the container orchestration frameworks like Docker Swarm or Open‑shift/Kubernetes.
• Working experience on building stateless, SAAS/SOA and scalable applications/platforms.
• Shall have a good understanding on continuous monitoring frameworks such as ELK, Grafana, and Prometheus on distributed infra. Extensive experience with the spring framework (Spring boot, MVC, spring Transactions).
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as git/git-flow.
• 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.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Working experience with one of functional programming: Scala, go, python.
• Hands on knowledge on GWT, Mule ESB is a plus.
• Experience in persistence store; MongoDB, Graph DB, Big table.
• Experience in several SDLC frameworks including but not limited to: Maven/Gradle, PIP, anaconda, Jenkins, Jira.
• Experience in the field of Machine learning, NLP, OCR.

EEO Statement

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.