Senior Principal Software Engineer, Virtual Private Cloud

JPMorgan Chase

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$232,750–$325,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $279k
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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 384 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Principal Software Engineer, Virtual Private Cloud

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As a Senior Principal Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase in Seattle, you will join the VPC Network team as a tech leader responsible for enhancing and building trusted technology products. You will lead the design and implementation of JPMC-VPC, a software-defined networking platform aimed at modernizing the firm's network infrastructure. Your daily tasks include advising on strategic development, architecting core components like control plane (OVN) and data plane (OVS/DPU), and writing production-quality code in Go, Python, or C/C++. You will also collaborate with vendor partners and represent JPMC in open-source communities, ensuring the adoption of cutting-edge technical methods. This role requires expertise in software-defined networking technologies, modern development practices, and advanced routing protocols, making it ideal for those passionate about driving innovation in large-scale enterprise environments.

Skills

Go Python C/C++ SDN OVN OVS CI/CD DPU eBPF XDP DPDK CNI Kubernetes BGP OSPF VXLAN EVPN Rust Red Hat NVIDIA

What you'll do

  • Leads design and implementation of JPMC-VPC, including control plane (OVN) and data plane (OVS/DPU)
  • Writes production-quality code in Go, Python, or C/C++ for networking infrastructure
  • Advises on strategy and development of multiple products and technologies across portfolios
  • Collaborates with vendor partners like Red Hat and NVIDIA on roadmap and integration
  • Represents JPMC in open-source communities to drive innovation and adoption

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of experience in systems engineering, networking, or distributed systems
  • Expertise in Go, Python, C/C++, Rust for production-quality code development
  • Hands-on experience with software-defined networking (SDN) technologies like OVN and OVS
  • Deep knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, switching, load balancing, and advanced protocols
  • Experience with modern development practices including CI/CD and infrastructure as code
  • Expertise in DPU/SmartNIC technologies such as NVIDIA BlueField or AMD Pensando
  • Influencing skills across functions to deliver value at scale and manage senior stakeholder relationships

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