Sr Director of Software Engineering - Synthetics / Swaps

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

Senior Director of Software Engineering role at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate and Investment Bank Prime Finance Technology, focusing on Synthetics Prime Finance platforms. The role involves leading multiple technical areas, managing departments, and driving the adoption of technical methods. A key aspect is demonstrating experience in leveraging AI technologies to accelerate project delivery and enhance platform capabilities, alongside modernizing legacy systems and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide vision and direction for engineering teams responsible for Synthetics Prime Finance platforms.
  2. Serve as a subject matter expert in Synthetics Prime Brokerage, ensuring solutions meet evolving business and operational requirements.
  3. Lead the modernization of legacy systems, driving adoption of event-driven & modern technology stack (Java, Spring, AWS, Kafka, etc.).
  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

  • Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
  • 15+ years of progressive software engineering experience
  • 5+ years leading technologists and cross-functional teams
  • Hands-on experience in Synthetics (Swaps) platforms
  • Industry experience in swap lifecycle management
  • Java
  • Spring
  • AWS
  • Cloud platforms
  • Event-driven architectures (Kafka)
  • Modernizing complex legacy platforms
  • Migrating to cloud-based solutions
  • Demonstrated experience utilizing AI to accelerate technical project delivery
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to build and lead cross-functional teams
  • Agile methodologies
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Delivering innovative solutions to complex challenges

What the JD emphasized

  • must-have
  • Demonstrated experience utilizing AI to accelerate technical project delivery
  • Demonstrate experience in leveraging AI technologies to accelerate technical project delivery and enhance platform capabilities.