Senior Manager of Software Engineering - Fullstack/AWS/API

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Plano, TX seeks a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to lead an agile team in Lending Innovation within Consumer and Community Banking technology.

You will drive day-to-day delivery, align with compliance and business requirements, and guide the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices for code quality and speed. You will mentor engineers, set team expectations, and coordinate dependencies across groups while fostering diversity and inclusion in a high-skill,

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering.
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience in SDLC and developer tools.
• Experience leading enterprise AI-assisted development tools with validation of AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations.
• Experience leading technology projects and managing technologists.
• Proven experience in full-stack software development, specifically using Java, Spring based technologies in AWS / Cloud environment.
• Demonstrable success in leading and managing software engineering teams, with a focus on individual growth and overall team performance.
• Strong knowledge of software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices.
• Strong background in working with APIs (especially OpenAPI), ensuring efficient communication and integration between different systems.
• Proven record of providing end-user support with excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage day-to-day implementation activities for your team.
• Drive adoption and governance of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality and delivery.
• Lead communities of practice to promote new technologies across teams.
• Provide guidance to engineers on daily tasks and output expectations.
• Set overall team guidance for output, practices, and collaboration.
• Anticipate dependencies with other teams to meet business requirements.
• Manage stakeholder relationships ensuring compliance and SLAs.
• Foster a culture of diversity, inclusion, and respect.

Skills

Leadership

AI-assisted development

Full-stack Java/Spring

AWS Cloud

SDLC tools

Mentoring

Security & compliance

Communication

Problem-solving

Team management

Education

Formal software engineering training or certification

Formal education in CS or related field

Tools

OpenAPI

AI-assisted development tools

CI/CD tooling

AWS tooling

Job description

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Senior Manager of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within theConsumer and Community Banking technology – Lending Innovation, youlead a team and manage day-to-day implementation activities by identifying and escalating issues and ensuring your team’s work adheres to compliance standards, business requirements, and tactical best practices.

Job responsibilities:

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Drives adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root-cause analysis), while establishing measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/TLM toolchain.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Provides guidance to immediate team of software engineers on daily tasks and activities
• Sets the overall guidance and expectations for team output, practices, and collaboration
• Anticipates dependencies with other teams to deliver products and applications in line with business requirements
• 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 members and prioritizes diverse representation

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience. .in addition, demonstrated coaching and mentoring experience
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and developer tools utilization.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.
• Experience leading technology projects and Experience managing technologists
• Proven experience in full-stack software development, specifically usingJava, spring based technologies in AWS / Cloud environment
• Demonstrable success in leading and managing software engineering teams, with a focus on individual growth and overall team performance.
• Strong knowledge of software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices.
• Strong background in working with APIs (especially Open API), ensuring efficient communication and integration between different systems.
• Proven record of providing end-user support with excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• AWS or other cloud service associate level certification
• Experience working in a financial services environment
• Previous experience within Buy Now Pay Later business
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies.
• Excellent intercultural, verbal, and written communication skills, with an emphasis on tactful delivery of opinions and feedback.