Senior Software Engineering Manager, Developer Experience
At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.
Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.
We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Software Engineering Manager to join our Developer Experience (DevEx) team. This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA.
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
- Lead, mentor, and manage a high-performing Build Engineering team, setting clear technical direction and career growth paths.
- Oversee the architecture and implementation of BNY’s central build automation platform, ensuring high availability, reliability, and security.
- Create developer-friendly templates, quick start guides, and troubleshooting tools to help feature teams quickly create performant, transparent, and compliant build automation.
- Optimize developer workflows by streamlining build orchestration, dependency management, and CI/CD pipelines to accelerate software delivery while reducing friction.
- Drive observability and resilience by integrating telemetry, analytics, and automated remediation into build systems to proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks and failures.
- Champion secure software supply chain practices, artifact management standards, and consistent build strategies across the enterprise.
- Partner closely with Product Management, SRE, Security, and application engineering teams to ensure alignment with developer needs and organizational priorities.
- Foster innovation by evaluating and adopting emerging technologies, including AI-assisted build optimization and intelligent failure diagnosis.
- Define and track key metrics such as build success rate, duration, cost efficiency, adoption rates, and developer satisfaction to continuously improve the platform.
To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree preferred
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership role managing engineering teams.
- Expert-level competency in one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Go, JavaScript, Python).
- Proven expertise with modern build automation and CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Bazel, Gradle, Maven).
- Strong technical leadership skills with the ability to set architectural direction and drive complex initiatives across teams.
- Experience delivering large-scale, mission-critical developer platforms in an enterprise or high-scale environment.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, able to engage effectively with engineers, architects, and executives.
Preferred qualifications include:
- Background in Developer Experience (DevEx), Platform Engineering, or Build/Release Engineering.
- Experience with artifact repositories (e.g., Artifactory, Nexus) and secure software supply chain practices.
- Knowledge of observability systems, telemetry frameworks, and performance optimization for build pipelines.
- Exposure to AI/ML-driven build acceleration and failure prediction tooling.
- Prior hands-on software development experience building customer-facing features.
At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at:
BNY Newsroom
BNY LinkedIn
Here’s a few of our recent awards:
America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
“Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025
Our Benefits and Rewards:
BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.
BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
About the TeamAt BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY Newsroom & BNY LinkedIn
Here’s a few of our recent awards:
- America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
- World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
- “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025
Our Benefits and Rewards:
BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.
BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.
Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree preferred
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership role managing engineering teams
- Expert-level competency in one or more modern programming languages (Java, Go, JavaScript, Python)
- Proven expertise with modern build automation and CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Bazel, Gradle, Maven)
- Strong technical leadership skills with the ability to set architectural direction and drive complex initiatives across teams
- Experience delivering large-scale, mission-critical developer platforms in an enterprise or high-scale environment
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills
BNY Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about BNY and has not been reviewed or approved by BNY.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes comprehensive options with a $0‑premium plan for eligible lower earners, expanded mental‑health support with personalized therapy, and strong income protection through short‑ and long‑term disability. These features have been recently enhanced and are paired with dental and vision coverage.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave provides 16 weeks of fully paid time for all parents, with added support such as adoption assistance. This breadth offers strong coverage for major family events.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) program includes a company match and Roth options to support long‑term savings. Additional financial programs like tuition assistance and savings vehicles complement retirement readiness.
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What We Do
We help make money work for the world — managing it, moving it and keeping it safe. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world’s financial system, we touch nearly 20% of the world’s investable assets. Today we help over 90% of Fortune 100 companies and nearly all the top 100 banks globally access the money they need. For 240 years we have partnered alongside our clients to create solutions that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.
