JPMorgan Director Software Engineering - SMB Travel Technology 

United States, New York, New York 

804955089

Job responsibilities

• Define and maintain technical roadmaps to achieve functional technology objectives for SMB Travel technologies
• Get hands on, as required, for design, implementation, testing and ongoing code reviews.
• Drive execution of software solutions in the general corporate travel management space
• Setup design patterns and leverage principles of distributed large scale system design to drive multiple designs within the team.
• Drive constant innovation by performing POCs with hands on approach to arrive at optimal design choices and/or approach including selection of tools.
• Showcase architecture designs patterns to senior technical stakeholders to seek required buy in.
• Develop required functional expertise and drive the product roadmap for given product areas in close collaboration with product managers and the stakeholders.
• Navigate complex and/or delicate situations to drive right outcomes for the firm.
• Partner with product and business groups, to drive participation, plans, timelines, dependencies and solutions to ensure successful delivery leading to desired outcomes
• Manage risk mitigation and risk management across multiple programs and projects to ensure timely communication of potential risks and path to de-risk
• Engage people management including coaching, timely feedback to ensure fully motivated staff producing high performance output.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience. In addition, 5+ years of experience leading technologists to manage, anticipate and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise.
• 10+ years of travel technology experience, 5+ years of Travel Management technology experience
• Experience with API connectivity for Air (NDC and EDIFACT), Hotel, Rail, Car and GDS supplier content
• Experience designing and developing Corporate Account Management and Corporate Traveler Profile systems
• Strong background in architecting, designing and developing large scale distributed solutions using cloud based approach.
• Recent hands-on experience in designing and driving technical solutions leveraging Java or .Net, AWS or Azure, React and/or Angular on open source technology stacks
• Experience building microservices with an API first approach
• Understand and convey programming models, technologies, systems and API’s that are relevant for stakeholders
• Work with product teams regularly to ensure understanding and alignment of requirements and technical solutions
• Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
• Expertise in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Ability to evaluate and identify gaps in development processes and lead teams through adoption of best practices related to software engineering productivity, quality and stability
• Track record of leading teams through change by motivating, inspiring and being an example
• Ability to frame and communicate complex or abstract concepts in a clear, cohesive framework for all levels of the organization
• Track record of managing with a focus on risk and dependency management