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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Executive Director - Director of Software Engineering - **Company:** AWM, LLC - **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software Quality, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Software Engineering, GitHub Copilot, Generative AI - **Published:** September 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/jpmorganchase/executive-director-director-of-software-engineering ## About the Role * Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 7+ years applied experience * Hands-on engineering leadership role; experience in financial services / Wealth Management is a plus * Strong software engineering fundamentals - proven ability to guide architectural decisions, enforce code quality standards, and design for reliability and scale * Hands-on familiarity with applied AI / generative AI and AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar), with a clear point of view on how these tools change engineering workflows * Demonstrated track record building and scaling engineering teams, including recruiting and talent development, ideally with experience establishing or growing a technology presence in a regional site * Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead, motivate, and set culture for cross-functional and geographically distributed teams * Energetic, fast-moving, and comfortable operating with ambiguity and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and represent the site externally and internally * Collaborate with cross-functional teams (business, product, risk, compliance) to identify technology-driven opportunities that grow the business * Champion responsible engineering and AI practices - model risk management, security, privacy, and secure development standards - as systems move into production * Communicate strategy, progress, and risk/benefit trade-offs to senior and executive audiences; synthesize technical topics into clear, actionable narratives * Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies (especially in applied AI and AI-assisted engineering), and best practices to keep the team and the Atlanta site at the leading edge ## Description * Serve as the site lead for AWM Technology in Atlanta, acting as the face of the organization for the local site and a key partner to firmwide site leadership * Own local talent strategy: recruit, hire, and build a high-performing engineering team in the Atlanta market; build the pipeline and brand needed to make Atlanta a magnet for top engineering talent * Shape and promote a strong local engineering culture - instill engineering principles, technical excellence, and a builder mindset across the Atlanta site * Foster energy, speed, and accountability consistent with AWM's fast-paced operating environment; create an environment where engineers want to stay, grow, and do their best work * Represent the Atlanta site in cross-regional planning, resourcing, and culture-building efforts alongside other AWM Technology site and functional leaders * Lead a software and data engineering teams delivering production-grade systems for Wealth Management, holding an uncompromising bar for code quality, testability, observability, and maintainable architecture * Drive adoption of AI-enabled practices across the engineering lifecycle-from AI-assisted development tools to embedding AI capabilities into products that accelerate delivery of customer and business features, as force multipliers for the team (not one-off experiments). * Set technical direction and review architectural decisions, balancing classical software engineering rigor with the speed and possibilities of the GenAI era * Establish and enforce engineering standards, playbooks, and best practices (CI/CD, code review, testing, observability, where applicable) to raise the bar for delivery quality and velocity * Partner with senior business and technology stakeholders to shape requirements, bridge business and engineering, and ensure delivery of strategic initiatives on time and on-strategy ## Related Videos - [The New Org Chart: When AI Joins the Workforce](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100036-the-new-org-chart-when-ai-joins-the-workforce) - [Are Code Reviews Worth It? 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