Director of Software Engineering

JPMorgan Chase; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

On-site health centers

Retirement savings plan

Backup childcare

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Wilmington, DE seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple technical domains within Consumer & Community Banking Operations Technology. You will drive strategic platform development, champion best practices, and deliver scalable, resilient, user-centric solutions.

Lead cross-functional technologists, shape AI-enabled engineering adoption, and partner with executives to align technology with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience.
• Experience leading technologists to manage and solve complex technical items.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams of technologists.
• Experience adopting agentic AI-enabled engineering practices across teams.

Responsibilities

• Leads multiple technology and process implementations across departments to achieve firmwide technology objectives.
• Directly manages multiple areas with strategic transactional focus.
• Sets and scales multi-department strategy for agentic AI-enabled engineering and SDLC/TLM automation to drive firmwide objectives.
• Applies knowledge of SDLC toolchains and AI-assisted development to drive cross-domain reuse.
• Provides leadership and direction to teams across platforms, divisions, and lines of business.
• Acts as the primary interface with senior leaders, stakeholders, and executives, driving consensus.
• Manages multiple stakeholders, complex projects, and large cross-product collaborations.
• Influences senior leaders across business, product, and technology teams.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teams

Talent development

AI-enabled engineering

AI governance

Cloud-native

CS/CE/Math degree

Education

CS/CE/Math degree

Job description

Director of Software Engineering

Wilmington, DE, United States

Job Information

• Job Identification 210796374
• Job Category Software Engineering
• Business Unit Consumer & Community Banking
• Posting Date 10/01/2026, 06:35 PM
• Locations 880 Powder Mill Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19803, US
• Job Schedule Full time

Job Description

Shape the future of financial services at JPMorganChase. Join us to drive innovation, deliver impactful solutions, and lead teams at the forefront of technology.

As Director of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within Consumer & Community Banking Operations Technology, you will lead multiple technical domains, managing high-performing teams and collaborating across the organization. You will drive strategic platform development, champion industry best practices, and ensure delivery of scalable, resilient, and user-centric solutions. Your leadership will guide the adoption of advanced technologies and frameworks, aligning with the firm’s vision and objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Leads multiple technology and process implementations across departments to achieve firmwide technology objectives
• Directly manages multiple areas with strategic transactional focus
• Sets and scales multi-department strategy for agentic AI-enabled engineering and SDLC/TLM automation (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) to drive firmwide objectives (speed, scalability, reliability, and cost-to-serve), including portfolio-level standards for AI-orchestrated delivery workflows, release governance, automated test modernization, resilience engineering, and incident response acceleration; establishes guardrails for validation, security, resiliency, traceability, and reuse.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to drive cross-domain reuse and measurable capacity unlock outcomes across departments.
• Provides leadership and high-level direction to teams while frequently overseeing employee populations across multiple platforms, divisions, and lines of business
• Acts as the primary interface with senior leaders, stakeholders, and executives, driving consensus across competing objectives
• Manages multiple stakeholders, complex projects, and large cross-product collaborations
• Influences peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software 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
• Experience developing or leading cross-functional teams of technologists
• Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
• 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.
• Practical cloud native experience
• Expertise in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

About Us

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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 (https://careers.jpmorgan.com/us/en/how-we-hire/faqs) for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

About the Team

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We’re proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.