Principal Software Engineer - Front End Architect and Governance Lead

Job Description
Join Chief Data and Analytics Organization at JPMorganChase to architect and evolve firm wide Data Mesh, AI/ML and GenAI, and Data Governance platform front end.
With your heightened skills as a Front End Architect & Governance Lead, you are not just an observer, but a leader and a game-changer.
As a Frontend Architect & Governance Lead at JPMorgan Chase within the Chief Data and Analytics Organization, you act as an owner and decision-maker for the front end architecture and strategy for the platform. Leverage your deep expertise and industry knowledge to set the strategic direction, influence the organization, and play a pivotal role in shaping the user interface architecture and ensuring the governance of UI frameworks across the platform. You will collaborate with many cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-performance, and user-centric platform. Your expertise will guide the development of innovative UI components and frameworks that align with the strategic goals of the organization.
Job responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of strategic UI architecture for the platform, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical standards.
• Make key decisions about technologies, frameworks, and patterns used in front-end development, ensuring they align with overall technical strategy and business needs.
• Establish and enforce governance policies for UI frameworks, ensuring consistency, reusability, and maintainability across the platform.
• Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and development team leads to ensure seamless integration and delivery of front-end solutions.
• Establishing and enforcing architectural standards, ensuring adherence to best practices (including performance optimization, accessibility, and responsive design), and conducting regular reviews to maintain alignment with organizational policies.
• Evaluate and recommend latest technologies, tools, and frameworks to improve development process, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Ensure the security and compliance of UI components with industry standards and JPMC policies.
• Monitor and analyze UI performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement and implementing solutions.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on architecture concepts and experience in UI development, with a focus on architecture and framework governance.
• Hands on strong proficiency in modern UI frameworks and libraries such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
• Experience with UI design systems and technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Solid understanding of cross-platform and modularized app development, including micro-frontend architecture and monorepos.
• Proven track record of leading UI architecture initiatives and framework governance in large-scale projects.
• Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex architecture problems
• Demonstrated prior experience influencing across highly matrixed, complex organizations and delivering value at scale
• Influencer with a proven record of successfully driving change and transforming across organizational boundaries
• Ability to present and effectively communicate to Senior Leaders and Executives
• Demonstrated intellectual or financial impact in previous roles either through revenue generating patents, authorship of books, or other similar accomplishments within the industry

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Recognized thought leader and innovator with demonstrated industry eminence
• Experience working at code level

About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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About the Team
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