Senior Manager of Software Engineering - Front office Trade Execution

Next Frontier Capital; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

On-site wellness centers

Retirement savings plan

Backup childcare

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase seeks a hands-on Senior Manager of Software Engineering within the TCIO Technology team to mentor engineers, drive technical strategy, and deliver scalable, secure platforms for global financial markets.

You will lead multi-team initiatives across Java/Python, AWS, microservices, AI-assisted development, and governance, shaping enterprise-wide engineering practices at a leading financial institution.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts with at least 5 years of applied experience.
• Proven track record of leading software engineering teams to deliver scalable platforms.
• Hands-on with design, development, testing, and operational stability.
• Expertise in Java or Python and AWS cloud services.
• Experience with microservices and RESTful API development.
• Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development and governance.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides guidance to the software engineering team on design, development, and troubleshooting.
• Develops secure high-quality production code and sets team standards for output and collaboration.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation to improve stability.
• Anticipates dependencies with other teams and leads evaluation with vendors and internal teams.
• Manages stakeholder relationships and ensures compliance and SLAs.
• Sets operating practices for enterprise AI-assisted engineering and SDLC automation across teams.
• Leverages enterprise DevOps tools to drive efficiency and capacity unlock initiatives.

Skills

Java or Python

AWS

Microservices

RESTful API

Docker

Kubernetes

AI-assisted development

Leadership

Security/compliance

DataDog

Education

Software engineering certification

Tools

DataDog

Dynatrace

Splunk

Job description

When you mentor and advise multiple technical teams and move financial technologies forward, it’s a big challenge with big impact. You were made for this.

Join JPMorgan Chase's Treasury & Chief Investment Office Technology team and lead the development of mission-critical platforms that support global financial markets. We're seeking a hands-on engineering leader with expertise in Java or Python, AWS, cloud-native architectures, microservices, and AI-assisted software development to mentor high-performing teams, drive technical strategy, and deliver scalable, secure solutions. This is a unique opportunity to influence enterprise-wide engineering innovation, advance AI-enabled development practices, and make a significant impact at one of the world's leading financial institutions.

As a Senior Manager of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Technology -Treasury & Chief Investment Office Technology team, you play a pivotal leadership role by providing advanced technology solutions both individually and as a technical coach and mentor to a team of talented and driven software engineers. Leveraging your expertise, you oversee essential technology initiatives across various technical domains within the Trade Execution technology team, supporting the business goals of the Treasury & Chief Investment Office (TCIO).

Job responsibilities

• Provides guidance to the immediate team of software engineers on daily tasks and activities to execute creative software solutions, including design, development, and technical troubleshooting, with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches.
• Develops secure high-quality production code and sets the overall guidance and expectations for team output, practices, and collaboration
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Anticipates dependencies with other teams and leads evaluation sessions with external vendors and internal teams to drive outcome-oriented designs and ensure applicability within existing systems and information architecture.
• Manages stakeholder relationships and the team’s work in accordance with compliance standards, service level agreements, and business requirements
• Creates a culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect for the team member's
  Sets and scales operating practices for enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering and SDLC/TLM automation across multiple teams to improve delivery speed, quality, and operational outcomes; establishes measurable expectations (e.g., throughput, defect reduction, reliability) and ensures consistent validation, security, resiliency, and reuse of proven patterns.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to drive efficiency and support capacity unlock initiatives across teams, prioritizing reuse of existing firm technology assets.
  

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5 years of applied experience
• Strong track record of leading software engineering teams to deliver cutting-edge technology solutions
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)- Java or Python
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.).
• Experience designing, developing, and deploying scalable applications in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and RESTful API development is needed.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with modern monitoring and logging tools (e.g., DataDog, Dynatrace, Splunk).
• Experience leading multi-team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and delivery tools, including defining governance/ways of working (human-in-the-loop validation, quality gates), measuring outcomes, and ensuring secure handling of sensitive inputs/outputs.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, resiliency/security implications, and control expectations; ability to coach managers/leads and influence leaders on safe scaling patterns.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Prior experience supporting trade execution platforms and familiarity with investment banking products - fixed income and derivatives

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

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success. Serve in a leadership role by providing technical coaching and advisory for multiple technical teams