Director of Software Engineering - DevOps / Futures & Options Execution Technology

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City, NJ seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead a new Execution DevOps team focused on global coverage across Exchange Connectivity, Algorithmic Trading, and Market Data.

Drive CI/CD, testing, resiliency, and AI-powered automation for near-zero downtime in a 24/7 trading environment. Lead a modernization program for a best-in-class execution platform, collaborating with existing core teams and the Order Management DevOps group to deliver scalable,

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced programming in Unix scripting, Python, and Java.

Responsibilities

• Set the DevOps strategy for the execution platform across teams.
• Design and implement CI frameworks and environments.
• Automate the software delivery lifecycle including testing and release processes.
• Own resiliency outcomes: automate failover and improve recovery time.
• Test and validate end-to-end integrations across execution, connectivity, and market data.
• Partner with stakeholders to configure and evolve trading applications.
• Collaborate across Application Development, Integration, Business Analysis, and Production Management to deliver stable outcomes.

Skills

Leadership experience

System design

Application development

Testing

Operational stability

Unix scripting

Python

Java

Cloud

AI/ML

Automation

Observability

Education

Software engineering education

Tools

kdb+/q

FIX protocol

Job description

As a Director of Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment Banking's Equities Futures & Options Execution Technology, you will lead a newly formed Execution DevOps team, building global DevOps coverage across Exchange Connectivity, Algorithmic Trading, and Market Data, and aligning strategy and tooling with the Order Management DevOps team. You will drive resiliency, automation, CI/CD, testing, and rapid recovery to support an always-on (24/7) trading operating model, leveraging AI-enabled innovation to improve stability and speed of change. Own mission-critical execution reliability - where seconds matter - building AI-powered automation and near-zero-downtime resiliency for global markets.

We are in the midst of a significant multi-year investment and modernization program to build new, best-in-class, internally developed platforms - replacing a mix of legacy in-house and vendor technologies. This is a high-impact opportunity to help shape the next-generation execution platform and its operating model as the industry moves toward 24/7 continuous trading.

Operating as an independent layer from application development and integration, you will define and deliver a best-in-class model forplatform resiliency, automation, and operational excellence - built to thrive in an environment where seconds of downtime matter. You will be expected toleverage AI aggressivelyto accelerate innovation and deliver tooling and frameworks that strengthen change management, observability, and recovery. You will be supported by existing core development teams already investing in dedicated automation and resiliency capabilities.

Job responsibilities

• Set the DevOps strategyfor the execution platform, establishing standards, guardrails, and reusable patterns across teams.
• Design and implement CI frameworks and environments, driving adoption, scalability, and continuous improvement.
• Automate the software delivery lifecycle, including testing, change management, release processes, and manual operational workflows.
• Own resiliency outcomes: automate failover, improve recovery time, and raise operational readiness across services.
• Test and validateindividual applications and end-to-end integrations across execution, connectivity, and market data.
• Partner closely with stakeholders and clientsto configure, update, and evolve trading applications and downstream components.
• Collaborate acrossApplication Development, Integration, Business Analysis, and Production Managementto deliver stable, production-grade outcomes.

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 Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proven, hands-on experience withsystem design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced programming expertise, includingUnix scripting, Python, and Java, focused onautomation, monitoring, and surveillance.
• Deep knowledge in software engineering processes and one or more technical domains (e.g.,cloud, AI/ML, etc.).
• Strong scripting skills for automating development, testing, and integration tasks (Shell/Perl/Python).
• Experience creating and automatingtest strategies and test plans(functional and non-functional) and executing them in production-grade environments.
• Ability to solve design and functionality problems independently with minimal oversight.
• Practicalcloud-nativeexperience.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience withelectronic trading, including protocols such asFIX.
• Familiarity with theEquities trading stack(Order Management Systems, algorithms, internalization).
• Exposure toFutures & Optionstrading environments and market structure.
• Knowledge ofkdb/q.