Chase · 7 hours ago
Sr Principal Software Engineer- Virtual Private Cloud
1201 3Rd Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$233K/yr - $325K/yr
12+ years expChase is one of the oldest financial institutions, offering innovative financial solutions to a wide range of clients. As a Senior Principal Software Engineer in the VPC Network organization, you will lead the design and implementation of a software-defined networking platform, enhancing technology products and driving innovation in the firm.
BankingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Advises and leads on the strategy and development of multiple products, applications, and technologies across a portfolio
Design and architect core components of JPMC-VPC, including control plane (OVN), data plane (OVS/DPU), software gateways, load balancers, and IPAM systems
Creates novel code solutions and drives the development of new production code capabilities across teams and functions
Write production-quality code in Go, Python, or C/C++ for networking infrastructure
Translates highly complex technical issues, trends, and approaches to leadership to drive the firm’s innovation and enable leaders to make strategic, well-informed decisions about technology advancements
Collaborate with vendor partners (Red Hat, NVIDIA) on roadmap and integration
Represent JPMC in open-source communities and industry forums
Drives adoption and implementation 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 across business, product, and technology teams and successfully manages senior stakeholder relationships
Champions the firm’s culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
Qualification
Required
12+ years of experience in systems engineering, networking, or distributed systems
Practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
Expert in one or more programming language(s) Go, Python, C/C++, Rust
Demonstrated prior experience with influencing across functions and teams and delivering value at scale
Hands-on experience with software-defined networking (SDN) technologies such as OVN, OVS, or equivalent
Expert-level knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, routing, switching, load balancing)
Experience with modern development practices (CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability)
Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex technology problems across various technical disciplines
Extensive practical cloud native experience
Expertise in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
Preferred
Experience with DPU/SmartNIC technologies (NVIDIA BlueField, AMD Pensando, Intel IPU)
Knowledge of eBPF, XDP, DPDK, or other high-performance networking frameworks
Experience with CNI implementations (Cilium, Calico, Flannel) and Kubernetes networking
Understanding of BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN, or other advanced routing protocols
Benefits
Comprehensive health care coverage
On-site health and wellness centers
A retirement savings plan
Backup childcare
Tuition reimbursement
Mental health support
Financial coaching
Company
Chase
Chase provides broad range of financial services. It is a sub-organization of JP Morgan Chase.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mike McDonnell
Managing Director, Head of Chase Travel Platform Product
Nicole Sanchez
Managing Director, Consumer Bank, GM and Product Executive, Growth Financial Products
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