Manager of Software Engineering

Job Description

This is your chance to change the path of your career and guide a scrum team to success at one of the world's leading financial institutions.

As a Manager of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within the CONSUMER & COMMUNITY BANKING in Digital Tech team, you will apply your knowledge and expertise to supporting and leading front-end and full-stack developers on a design system team focused on web UI components and web tools. The role involves managing a backlog of defects and feature requests. In addition, you’ll be making technical decisions on the products your team delivers and working with your team to address product owner needs. You’ll work closely with designers, Product, QA, and developers to ensure implementation is to spec. This position is a hybrid of working from home and working three days a week out of one of our offices in Columbus, OH, or Plano, TX.

Job Responsibilities

1. Provides guidance to immediate team of software engineers on daily tasks and activities
2. Sets the overall guidance and expectations for team output, practices, and collaboration
3. Anticipates dependencies with other teams to deliver products and applications in line with business requirements
4. Manages stakeholder relationships and the team’s work in accordance with compliance standards, service level agreements, and business requirements
5. Creates a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect for the team members and prioritizes diverse representation

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

1. Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
2. 2 plus years’ experience in leading or managing a technical team, ideally in front-end and full-stack development
3. Knowledge and experience working with popular front-end JavaScript frameworks, like React and Angular as well as ES6+
4. Experience with design system concepts and working with web UI component development.
5. Understanding of modern design patterns used in JavaScript
6. Knowledge and experience working with HTML5, and experience working with CSS and popular precompilers, like Sass and LESS
7. Knowledge and experience using popular build tools, like Webpack
8. Knowledge and experience in TDD and modern testing frameworks that support it, like Jest and Mocha
9. Understanding of source control and experience working with modern tools that support it, such as Git
10. Knowledge and experience in TypeScript
11. Experience hosting and managing apps on the Cloud platforms, such as AWS

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

1. Knowledge and experience in building Web Components and familiarity and experience working in an Agile environment
2. Understanding UX design concepts like responsive web design and experience building UI web components to support a hybrid experience in mobile apps
3. Experience in using CSS for animation as well as Understanding of database management systems, like PostgreSQL or MongoDB
4. Understanding and experience using CI/CD tools, and Work with web performance tools, such as Lighthouse

About Us

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set, and location. Those in eligible roles, discretionary incentive compensation which may be awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans