Executive Director Principal Software Engineer - Athena Platform

If you are looking for a game-changing career, working for one of the world's

leading financial institutions, you’ve come to the right place.

As a Principal Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Asset & Wealth

Management, Derivatives Team, you, you provide expertise and engineering

excellence as an integral part of an agile team to enhance, build, and deliver

trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable

way. Leverage your advanced technical capabilities and collaborate with

colleagues across the organization to drive best-in-class outcomes across

various technologies to support one or more of the firm’s portfolios.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is seeking an Executive Director to lead the

architecture, engineering, and delivery of its strategic derivatives platform on

the Athena (Python) framework. This is a hands-on technical leadership role

requiring deep expertise in platform design, architecture, and large-scale

engineering execution. The successful candidate will define the platform vision,

set engineering standards, drive a multi-year roadmap, and ensure capabilities

support the needs of Portfolio Managers across Fixed Income, Equity, and

Multi-Asset strategies. They will make key technical decisions, solve complex

engineering challenges, and provide hands-on guidance to senior engineers and

technical leads. The role also includes leading and developing multiple

engineering teams while fostering a culture of engineering excellence, technical

rigor, and continuous improvement.

Job responsibilities

* You will manage senior relationships spanning Portfolio Management, Trading,

Operations, and Accounting — communicating with authority and clarity on

architecture decisions, delivery status, and platform capability.

* Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code

written by others

* Architects and governs agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows (using

enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) to improve delivery

speed, code quality, and operational outcomes at scale (e.g., AI-driven PR

review assistance, test generation/maintenance, release readiness checks,

incident triage and root-cause acceleration), while defining guardrails for

validation, security, resiliency, and reuse across teams.

* Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle

toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and

automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at

scale.

* Advises cross-functional teams on technological matters within domain of

expertise

* Serves as the function’s go-to subject matter expert

* Contributes to the development of technical methods in specialized fields in

line with the latest product development methodologies

* Creates durable, reusable software frameworks that are leveraged across teams

and functions

* Influences leaders and senior stakeholders across business, product, and

technology teams

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+

years applied experience

* Proven experience as a quant developer, with a strong history of close

collaboration with quants, traders, or portfolio managers in a front-office

or investment technology context

* Deep knowledge of derivatives trade lifecycle, and Fixed Income and/or Equity

Derivatives

* Deep understanding of the pricing, risk, and analytics of financial products,

including the systems and data models that support them

* Strong technical proficiency in Python, with working knowledge of Java, C++,

or C#

* Experience in the JPMorganChase Athena platform is a strong plus; experience

in comparable industry platforms such as Quartz or Beacon is also highly

valued for candidates without Athena knowledge

* Executive presence with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts

authoritatively to both technical and non-technical audiences

* Demonstrated experience designing and leading adoption of agentic AI-enabled

development practices (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work

environment) across teams, including setting standards for human-in-the-loop

validation, auditability/traceability of changes, and secure handling of

sensitive data.

* Strong understanding of responsible AI use and control expectations in

engineering workflows, including security/resiliency implications, data

sensitivity, and risk-based governance; ability to influence senior technical

leaders on safe scaling patterns and reuse.

* Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for

complex technology problems in one or more technical disciplines

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Understanding of the business

* Practical cloud native experience

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative

financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the

world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the

J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are

a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial

banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined

based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles

may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation,

paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, 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. Visit our FAQs

[https://careers.jpmorgan.com/us/en/how-we-hire/faqs] for more information about

requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including

Disability/Veterans

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment

management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals,

advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full

spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment

professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations

take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define,

focus and realize their goals.