Director of Software Engineering, HR Domain

JPMorgan Chase

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Work type
On-site
Location
Jersey City, NJ
Salary
$204,250–$285,000 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $245k
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This role pays more than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $181,725–$248,006 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $245k versus about $215k for comparable roles.

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About JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a global financial services firm and one of the largest banks in the world, offering investment banking, commercial banking, asset management, and consumer financial services.

JPMorgan Chase currently has 439 open roles on FindRole.

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As a Director of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within Corporate Technology’s HR domain, you will lead the technical direction and hands-on development for mission-critical applications on AWS, focusing on Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, and Time. You will architect highly scalable serverless solutions using AWS services like Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB, ensuring continuous availability through multi-region active-active designs. Your responsibilities include developing robust full-stack applications with Java/Spring Boot, Python, and modern front-end frameworks such as React, while driving AI-native engineering practices to enhance efficiency and accuracy. You will also enforce CI/CD pipelines, test-driven development, and observability standards, ensuring compliance in a highly regulated environment. This role demands expertise in AWS serverless architectures, multi-region resiliency, and secure-by-design principles for large-scale enterprise systems.

Skills

AWS Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB EventBridge Step Functions CI/CD Spring Boot Java Python FastAPI Flask React TypeScript GraphQL REST MCP Moveworks Claude Code Copilot TDD Infrastructure as Code Pipeline as Code Kafka Docker Kubernetes GitOps

What you'll do

  • Architects and builds custom, highly scalable applications on AWS for mission-critical HR functions.
  • Designs multi-region active-active applications to ensure continuous availability with high resilience.
  • Leads full-stack development using Java/Spring Boot, Python, and modern front-end frameworks.
  • Drives AI-native engineering practices to accelerate delivery while maintaining strong controls.
  • Establishes and enforces modern engineering practices including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Manages a portfolio of applications, balancing rapid delivery with operational stability and compliance.

What we're looking for

  • Deep hands-on expertise in AWS with serverless design patterns and multi-region active-active applications
  • Expertise in Java (Spring Boot) and Python (FastAPI/Flask), modern full-stack development frameworks
  • Experience with AI-native development using agentic workflows, prompt engineering, and loop engineering tools
  • Strong command of CI/CD, TDD, Infrastructure as Code, Pipeline as Code, and automated security testing
  • Domain experience in Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, or Time application development
  • Leadership in globally distributed engineering teams and secure-by-design development practices

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