Director of Software Engineering - C&SI Originations

JPMorgan Chase; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 204,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead a technical area and deliver impactful, scalable software across departments. You will set direction for AI-enabled engineering, govern SDLC processes, and partner with product, technology, and business leaders to accelerate innovation while ensuring security, resiliency, and cost awareness.

You will mentor engineers, guide architecture decisions, and drive delivery excellence through robust governance and

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• 10+ years of applied software engineering experience.
• 5+ years leading technologists to manage complex technical items.
• Experience guiding AI-enabled engineering practices across teams.
• Strong governance and security awareness in engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Leads technology and process implementations to achieve functional technology objectives
• Accountable for decisions influencing resources, budget, tactical operations, and the execution of processes
• Sets direction for AI-enabled engineering and SDLC/TLM automation with guardrails
• Applies SDLC toolchain knowledge to improve automation value and support capacity unlocks at scale
• Carries governance accountability for coding decisions, control obligations, and measures of success
• Delivers technical solutions that can be leveraged across multiple businesses and domains
• Influences peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams

Skills

Tech leadership

Cross-functional leadership

AI-enabled engineering

Cloud native engineering

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Mathematics or related field

Tools

Spring/SpringBoot

Python FastAPI

React/Angular

AWS/Azure/CloudFoundry

Distributed microservices

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 Commercial & Investment Bank - Commercial & Specialized Industries , 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

• Leads technology and process implementations to achieve functional technology objectives

• Accountable for decisions that influence teams' resources, budget, tactical operations, and the execution and implementation of processes and procedures

• 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.

• Carries governance accountability for coding decisions, control obligations, and measures of success such as cost of ownership, maintainability, and portfolio operations

• Delivers technical solutions that can be leveraged across multiple businesses and domains

• 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

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with Spring, SpringBoot and Python FastAPI frameworks.

• Experience with React / Angular or similar UX frameworks.

• Experience with cloud computing platforms: AWS, Azure, CloudFoundary.

• Experience designing and building distributed microservice based systems and deploying cloud-native microservices in large-scale distributed environments.

• Experience with Domain Modelling, systems design, and experience developing and debugging production-quality code.

• Exposure to prompt engineering practices for large language models.

• Familiarity with the financial services industry and lending.

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

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 for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

Base Pay/Salary

Jersey City,NJ $204,250.00 - $285,000.00 / year