Senior Director of Software Engineering - Prime Brokerage

JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase · Banking · Jersey City, NJ +1 · Commercial & Investment Bank

Senior Director of Software Engineering for Prime Brokerage at JPMorgan Chase, leading multiple technical departments and driving the adoption of technical methods. The role involves modernizing legacy systems, adopting cloud-native architectures, and leveraging AI technologies to accelerate project delivery and enhance platform capabilities. Requires expertise in financial services domains, software engineering leadership, and cloud platforms.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide vision and direction for engineering teams responsible for Prime Brokerage platforms.
  2. Lead the modernization of legacy systems, driving adoption of cloud-native architectures and event-driven technologies (Java, Spring, AWS, Kafka, etc.).
  3. Serve as a subject matter expert in Options Clearance and Prime Brokerage, ensuring solutions meet evolving business and operational requirements.
  4. Demonstrate experience in leveraging AI technologies to accelerate technical project delivery and enhance platform capabilities.
  5. Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, operations, and vendor partners to deliver robust, scalable, and innovative solutions.

Skills

Required

  • Expertise in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
  • 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading technologists and cross-functional teams.
  • Experience with Options Clearance, Prime Brokerage, Securities Processing, or related domain.
  • Experience with Java, Spring, AWS, Cloud platforms, and event-driven architectures (Kafka).
  • Proven track record of modernizing complex legacy platforms and migrating to cloud-based solutions.
  • Demonstrated experience utilizing AI to accelerate technical project delivery.
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and lead cross-functional teams.
  • Experience with Agile methodologies.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a history of delivering innovative solutions to complex challenges.

What the JD emphasized

  • leveraging AI technologies to accelerate technical project delivery and enhance platform capabilities
  • Demonstrated experience utilizing AI to accelerate technical project delivery