Senior Manager of Software Engineering - Java

JPMorgan Chase•New York, NY

About The Position

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. As a Senior Manager Software Engineer - Java at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer and Community Banking - Connected Commerce Team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's objectives.

Requirements

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
2 + years of experience leading technologists to manage and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise
Demonstrated experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability within large corporate environments.
Proven leadership in managing technology projects and teams, with hands-on experience in Java (Spring Boot, Microservices, REST API), source code management (Git, Maven), and CI/CD pipelines.
Extensive experience with event-driven messaging and streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka) and both NoSQL / Relational databases.
Expertise in architecting and delivering highly scalable, resilient, and stable systems on public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS).
Experience with monitoring and tracing tools (e.g., Splunk, Dynatrace, Postman).
Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, application resiliency, and security best practices.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to gather, analyze, and draw insights from complex data sets.
Experience in code reviews, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and contributing to system architecture and technical decision-making.

Nice To Haves

In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and IT systems.
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and daily guidance to a team of software engineers, setting clear expectations for output, practices, and collaboration.
Oversee the design, development, and delivery of creative software solutions, ensuring alignment with business requirements and compliance standards.
Anticipate and manage dependencies across teams to deliver products and applications efficiently.
Lead technical troubleshooting, applying advanced problem-solving skills to resolve complex issues and drive operational stability.
Ensure secure, high-quality code development, leveraging expertise in at least one programming language and modern frameworks.
Oversee the complete API lifecycle, including planning, design, development, deployment, monitoring, support, and decommissioning.
Drive automation and continuous delivery, applying knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) toolchain to maximize value.
Analyze large, diverse data sets to inform decision-making and enhance application security and stability.
Lead evaluation sessions with internal and external stakeholders to assess architectural designs and technology fit
Lead communities of practice to promote awareness and adoption of leading-edge technologies
Manage stakeholder relationships and ensure delivery in accordance with service level agreements and business objectives.