Senior Manager of Software Engineering

JPMorgan Chase; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Columbus seeks a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to lead a high-impact team within Cash and Check Management Tech. You will provide technical coaching, drive architecture, and partner with Architects and product leaders to deliver reliable, scalable systems.

The role emphasizes AI-driven development, cross-functional collaboration, and engineering standard-setting across the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years total experience including 5+ years in microservices development and team leadership.
• Hands-on Java with Spring/Spring Boot in AWS/cloud.
• Experience with distributed systems and cloud technologies (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Experience with data streaming and messaging (Kafka/Spark) and containers (Docker/Kubernetes/Helm).
• Mentor engineers on technical growth and AI-assisted development, fostering quality and safety.
• Proven ability to influence roadmaps and translate tech topics into business impact for executives.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical integrity and quality of the team's delivery, partnering with Architects on design and with the team on breaking down and estimating complex work
• Ensure development quality is tracked and continuously improved through practices like unit testing, peer review, and automated remediation of recurring issues
• Mentor team members to progress their technical and professional skills, and build a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
• Partner with product and business leaders, aligning roadmaps and securing cross-functional buy-in with clear data and trade-offs; frame complex technology and risk topics as business impact for executive audiences
• Lead cross-team delivery and change through ambiguity, resolving conflict and raising engineering standards for design, reliability, and security
• Build and integrate agentic AI capabilities, including autonomous agents, workflow automation, and AI-driven decision-making, into CCB products and platforms
• Champion an AI-First mindset for the team – proactively leveraging AI and automation tools not only for software delivery, but for day-to-day work such as documentation, status reporting, meeting preparation, research, and communications – to increase individual and team productivity

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

AI-assisted development

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Cloud technologies

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Kafka

Spark

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Senior Manager of Software Engineering

Columbus, OH, United States

Job Information

• Job Identification 210794515
• Job Category Software Engineering
• Business Unit Consumer & Community Banking
• Posting Date 09/28/2026, 04:30 PM
• Locations 1111 Polaris Pkwy, Columbus, OH, 43240, US
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day

Job Description

As a Senior Manager of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within Consumer & Community Banking – Cash and Check Management Tech Team, you serve in a leadership role, providing technical coaching and advisory while anticipating the needs and potential dependencies of other functions across the firm.

Cash and Check Management Product delivers technology, process, and controls to support our customers and clients seamlessly across these distinct money movement mechanisms. We are modernizing end-to-end processing in AWS using micro frontend and microservice architecture, and we are committed to our transformation journey – building innovative, scalable, AI-enabled solutions that are best-in‑class. We are passionate about the future of technology and our ability to always deliver excellence.

Job Responsibilities

• Own the technical integrity and quality of the team's delivery, partnering with Architects on design and with the team on breaking down and estimating complex work
• Ensure development quality is tracked and continuously improved through practices like unit testing, peer review, and automated remediation of recurring issues
• Mentor team members to progress their technical and professional skills, and build a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
• Partner with product and business leaders, aligning roadmaps and securing cross‑functional buy‑in with clear data and trade‑offs; frame complex technology and risk topics as business impact for executive audiences
• Lead cross‑team delivery and change through ambiguity, resolving conflict and raising engineering standards for design, reliability, and security
• Build and integrate agentic AI capabilities, including autonomous agents, workflow automation, and AI‑driven decision‑making, into CCB products and platforms
• Champion an AI‑First mindset for the team – proactively leveraging AI and automation tools not only for software delivery, but for day‑to‑day work such as documentation, status reporting, meeting preparation, research, and communications – to increase individual and team productivity

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

• Overall 10+ years of experience, including 5+ years of hands‑on development experience in microservices development, UI development, and people management
• Hands‑on development experience working with core enterprise‑based Java technologies, Spring/Spring Boot, and event‑based microservices in an AWS/Cloud environment
• Experience with distributed systems and cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure), microservices/RESTful APIs, relational/NoSQL databases, and data modeling
• Hands‑on experience with data streaming and messaging frameworks (Kafka, Spark, etc.) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm)
• Demonstrated track record of mentoring engineers on technical growth and on the responsible, effective use of AI-assisted development and agentic tooling, fostering quality, psychological safety, and continuous improvement
• Proven team leadership and hands‑on experience in applying AI-assisted development and agentic AI/automation tools to accelerate delivery and streamline day‑to‑day work (planning, documentation, research, communications), reflecting a demonstrated AI-First mindset
• Strong experience in influencing and stakeholder management, with executive-level communication skills to align roadmaps, secure cross‑functional buy‑in, and translate complex technology and risk topics into business impact

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Cloud certification and practical cloud-native experience
• Expertise across application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines, with proficiency in multiple modern programming languages and awareness of industry-wide technology trends
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and its IT systems
• Experience designing and implementing automation frameworks for CI/CD, including performance testing integration across development, QA, and operations
• Demonstrated ownership of high‑availability, high‑throughput systems with clear SLOs/SLIs and cost stewardship
• Track record leading modernization programs (e.g., monolith-to-microservices or cloud migrations) in regulated environments

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.