Senior Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer

BNY | Wealth Services Platform, a business unit within BNY, is a leading provider of financial business solutions for Wealth Managers / RIAs. We offer industry-leading custody, advisory, portfolio management, trading and banking services as a white labeled software platform for our clients to serve their clients. Our commitment to excellence and innovation drives our mission to empower our clients with cutting-edge technology and services.

We are looking to hire Senior Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer in NJ/NY area.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across Clearing, Trade Management & Custody services in Wealth Services area, with responsibility for multiple mission-critical distributed applications.
• Drive full stack software engineering excellence through strong technical architecture, hands-on leadership, and the design, development, and support of scalable distributed systems.
• Maintain ownership and oversight of key application platforms to preserve system stability, operational resilience, and continuity of delivery.
• Support and strengthen the long-term sustainability of critical platforms through engineering best practices, documentation, and team collaboration.
• Advance agile development practices to enable iterative, high-quality delivery aligned with business priorities and platform goals.
• Promote AI-enabled development capabilities to improve engineering productivity, software quality, and delivery effectiveness.
• Apply strong Java engineering expertise and working knowledge of cloud technology to support platform modernization, integration, and ongoing application support.
• Mentor and guide junior developers through day-to-day technical leadership, pairing, code review, and knowledge sharing.
• Ensure applications meet security, compliance, performance, and reliability standards.
• Help manage project timelines and deliverables in partnership with stakeholders, while remaining deeply involved in execution.
• Balance leadership responsibilities with direct technical contribution, operating as a doer who helps move work forward.

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15+ years of experience in software development required; experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.
• Significant experience in software engineering, including full stack development within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong technical architecture experience, including distributed applications, system integration, scalability, and resilience patterns.
• Strong Java skills with demonstrated ability to lead the design, development, and support of enterprise applications.
• Experience working in agile development environments and leading teams through iterative delivery models.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled development practices and the use of modern engineering tools to improve delivery outcomes.
• AI Agentic process engineering & skills
• Hands-on experience in full stack development, with strong proficiency in modern front-end frameworks (e.g., Angular) and back-end technologies (e.g., Java, Spring Framework, Oracle, MongoDB).
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, cloud platforms, DevOps practices, and modern software development lifecycle processes.