Principal Software Engineer, Executive Director Post Trade Technology

JPMorgan Chase

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Jersey City, NJ
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17 days ago
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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.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer, Executive Director Post Trade Technology

Principal Software Engineer - Executive Director Post Trade Technology joins the Commercial & Investment Bank Post Trade Technology team to provide engineering excellence within an agile environment. This role involves leading technology and process implementations, managing resources and budgets, and setting direction for agentic AI-enabled engineering and SDLC automation. The engineer will build scalable technical solutions across multiple domains while establishing guardrails for security, resiliency, and traceability. Key responsibilities include overseeing automated test modernization, incident triage acceleration, and ensuring responsible AI usage in development workflows. Required skills include system design, application development, and cloud native experience. Preferred technical competencies include Core Java, C, C++, or C#, along with expertise in Kafka, MQ, FIX protocol, MongoDB, Cassandra, and Sybase migration. The role addresses complex trading and investment banking integration challenges within a high-performance environment.

What you'll do

  • Lead technology and process implementations to achieve functional objectives for the firm's portfolios.
  • Manage decisions regarding team resources, budgets, tactical operations, and procedural execution.
  • Set direction and governance for agentic AI-enabled engineering and SDLC automation.
  • Implement automated test modernization, release readiness controls, and incident triage acceleration.
  • Apply knowledge of SDLC toolchains and AI-assisted development to improve automation value at scale.
  • Oversee coding decisions regarding cost of ownership, maintainability, and portfolio operations.
  • Deliver technical solutions that are scalable and reusable across multiple business domains.
  • Influence peer leaders and senior stakeholders across product and technology teams.

What we're looking for

  • Expertise in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
  • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 7+ years of applied experience.
  • Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
  • Experience developing or leading cross-functional teams of technologists including hiring, developing, and recognizing talent.
  • Experience leading adoption of agentic AI-enabled engineering practices and understanding responsible AI use in engineering workflows.
  • Practical cloud native experience.
  • Strong programming experience in Core Java (preferred).
  • Experience with C, C++, C#, messaging systems like Kafka/MQ, FIX protocol, or database technologies like MongoDB and Cassandra (preferred).

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