Director of Software Engineering - Payments Technology

If you are a software engineering leader ready to take the reins and drive impact, we’ve got an opportunity just for you.

As a Director of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase in the CIB Payments – Embedded Finance & Solutions division, you will lead the frontend foundations team and drive meaningful impact across teams, technologies, and cross-departmental projects. You will set the strategic direction for all aspects of frontend engineering — including technology and framework selection, styling methodologies, design systems, accessibility, internationalization and localization, cross-device compatibility, state management, build and testing strategies etc. — to ensure scalable, high-quality user experiences that support our expanding business. You will manage multiple engineering teams, foster talent development, enhance engineering practices, and ensure that technology execution aligns with business objectives. You will collaborate with senior business, product, and technology stakeholders to shape strategic roadmaps, manage risks and budgets, and consistently deliver desirable business outcomes.

Job responsibilities

• Set strategic direction for all aspects of frontend engineering and architecture across multiple businesses and domains
• Manage multiple engineering teams, recruit and retain top talent, and foster continuous learning & growth
• Influences peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams
• Makes decisions that influence teams’ resources, budget, tactical operations, and strategic bets
• Carries governance accountability for technology decisions, regulatory compliance, and control obligations
• Champions the firm’s culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years of applied experience
• Expertise in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• 7+ years of experience leading multiple cross-functional teams of technologists
• 5+ years of experience with design & coding of large scale frontend applications
• 5+ years of experience leading frontend technology domain for large scale production systems
• 5+ years of experience designing & building cloud infrastructure to run frontend applications

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working in the Payments domain
• Experience building AI applications or agents
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment (. Banking & Finance, Healthcare