Director of Software Engineering [Multiple Positions Available]

JPMorgan Chase & Co.•Palo Alto, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves overseeing the design, architecture, and deployment of large-scale, cloud-native financial systems, ensuring high availability, resiliency, and compliance. The Director will lead and mentor a team of software engineers to deliver payment and clearing applications processing real-time, high-throughput transactions. Key responsibilities include defining engineering roadmaps, technical strategies, and directing the design and implementation of payments processing solutions. This includes architecting data streaming solutions, implementing CI/CD pipelines, managing cloud deployments on AWS, and overseeing large-scale data pipelines. Collaboration with external financial institutions for secure integration and driving continuous improvement through modern engineering practices are also crucial. The role requires engaging with senior stakeholders, recruiting and developing technical talent aligned with payment modernization initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, or related field of study plus ten (10) years of experience in the job offered or as Director of Software Engineering, Software Development Manager, Technical Consultant, Software Engineer, Systems Analyst/Engineer, or related occupation.
Seven (7) years of experience leading and mentoring engineering teams to design, develop, and deploy cloud-native, data-driven applications in distributed software systems, including supervision of software engineers, software architects, or engineering managers.
Five (5) years of experience architecting and designing software systems to solve complex distributed systems, database scalability, and financial technology challenges.
Five (5) years of experience designing and developing enterprise-grade applications using Java Spring Boot or C++ for payment orchestration, transaction processing, automation, and large-scale data analysis.
Five (5) years of experience building and scaling high-throughput, real-time payments processing systems such as payment gateways, clearing systems, ISO 20022-based integrations, or real-time transaction platforms.
Four (4) years of experience implementing Agile development practices and CI/CD pipelines including continuous integration, deployment automation, application resiliency, production observability, and application security compliance.
Four (4) years of experience automating large-scale, high-performance data transformation systems to support financial product innovation, multi-market clearing deployments, or regulatory compliance.
Four (4) years of experience implementing observability and self-healing frameworks including automated recovery, alerting, monitoring, and debugging tools to reduce mean time to detect (MTTD) and mean time to recovery (MTTR) in mission-critical systems.
Three (3) years of experience developing and operating data streaming and messaging frameworks using Apache Kafka, ActiveMQ, Apache Spark, or any in-house structured streaming technologies to enable near real-time reconciliation and reporting.
Three (3) years of experience designing and implementing advanced database sharding and data modeling strategies.
Two (2) years of experience leading, architecting, or deploying applications on AWS cloud platform using EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EMR, or EKS.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, or related field of study plus seven (7) years of experience in the job offered or as Director of Software Engineering, Software Development Manager, Technical Consultant, Software Engineer, Systems Analyst/Engineer, or related occupation.

Responsibilities

Oversee the design, architecture, and deployment of large-scale, cloud-native financial systems, ensuring high availability, resiliency, and compliance with industry standards.
Lead and mentor a team of software engineers to deliver payment and clearing applications that process real-time, high-throughput transactions.
Define engineering roadmaps and technical strategies to align with enterprise financial services goals and regulatory requirements.
Direct the design and implementation of payments processing solutions, including payment gateways, ISO 20022 clearing integrations, and real-time transaction platforms.
Architect and optimize data streaming solutions using Apache Kafka and Spark Structured Streaming for low-latency financial transaction processing.
Implement enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines, resiliency frameworks, and security controls to support continuous deployment of regulated financial applications.
Manage cloud-based deployments on AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EMR, Step Functions, Glue) and ensure scalability across global financial markets.
Oversee development of large-scale data pipelines and ETL systems to automate and enhance data processing for financial products and customer reporting.
Collaborate with external financial institutions and clearing houses to establish secure integration contracts and interoperability for cross-border payments.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives by adopting modern engineering practices, improving latency benchmarks, and optimizing resource utilization for financial systems.
Engage with senior stakeholders to provide technical leadership, ensure regulatory alignment, and deliver system enhancements within budget and timelines.
Recruit, hire, and develop technical talent, ensuring skills are aligned with enterprise payment modernization initiatives.