Director of Software Engineering, HR Technologies

JPMorgan Chase

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Jersey City, NJ
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72 days ago
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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.

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TL;DR · Director of Software Engineering, HR Technologies

The Director of Software Engineering- HR Technologies leads a critical product-aligned engineering organization within the Talent Acquisition division. This leader manages multiple cross-functional teams to build and operate a secure, scalable, cloud-native platform while overseeing architecture modernization, integration strategy, and end-to-end delivery. The role involves managing technical roadmaps, ensuring production readiness through observability and cost governance, and establishing engineering standards for security and SDLC controls. Key responsibilities include integrating the platform with HR workforce systems and managing third-party vendor relationships. The position requires expertise in cloud-native engineering, microservices, and distributed systems using technologies such as AWS, Java, Spring Boot, React, TypeScript, GraphQL, Kafka, and PostgreSQL. Additionally, the leader must champion agentic AI-enabled engineering practices and automation while ensuring robust data privacy and security across all talent acquisition workflows and candidate pipelines.

What does a Software Engineering Director earn?

Median $262275 from 30 postings across 13 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Define the engineering vision and roadmap for a secure, cloud-native Talent Acquisition platform.
  • Lead multiple cross-functional teams through hiring, coaching, performance management, and organizational design.
  • Drive platform architecture modernization using cloud-native patterns, domain-driven service boundaries, and API strategies.
  • Manage end-to-end production operations including incident management, reliability metrics, and cost governance.
  • Oversee complex integrations between HR systems, workflow tools, identity systems, and external vendors.
  • Enforce engineering governance standards for secure coding, audit readiness, and measurable performance KPIs.
  • Direct the implementation of agentic AI-enabled engineering practices and SDLC automation with established safety guardrails.
  • Manage third-party vendor relationships regarding technical fit, security posture, and operational accountability.

What we're looking for

  • Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
  • 10+ years of applied experience in software engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience leading technologists to manage and solve complex technical items.
  • Proven track record leading mission-critical platforms with high availability and operational excellence.
  • Experience delivering modern web and API platforms, including distributed systems and microservices.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud-native engineering (e.g., AWS) including reliability, security, and cost management.
  • Hands-on understanding of engineering controls, security, identity/access management, and audit compliance.
  • Experience leading adoption of agentic AI-enabled engineering practices and responsible AI usage in workflows.

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