We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Full Stack Engineer to join our team. This role is located in Manchester
BNY is seeking a Vice President, Software Engineering to lead high-impact teams. This role encompasses end-to-end delivery ownership, elevating engineering standards, nurturing talent, and collaborating closely with product and business stakeholders. The aim is to create secure, resilient, and scalable systems. This opportunity is ideal for a hands-on leader who excels in agile environments and transforms complex business challenges into elegant, dependable solutions.
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
Lead and develop inclusive, high-performing engineering teams; set clear objectives, coach talent, and foster succession planning.
Own end-to-end delivery for critical software: requirements, architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, observability, and reliability.
Raise engineering excellence and resilience: best practices and automation across code, testing, microservices/APIs, performance, and infrastructure; secure-by-design with threat modeling, logging/monitoring, incident playbooks, and disaster recovery.
Partner with product, design, and operations to translate outcomes into measurable technical plans; guide architecture modernization, integrations, cloud/container adoption, and technical debt remediation.
Represent engineering in program reviews and governance forums; ensure compliance, risk management, and operational excellence—aligned to BNY’s principles and strategic pillars.
To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:
Proven leadership of software engineering teams building distributed systems and microservices in agile environments (Scrum/Kanban).
Deep Java experience (Spring), architectural patterns for scalable, observable, testable systems; strong API design.
Strong DevOps practices: CI/CD (e.g., GitLab), automated testing (JUnit/Spock), code reviews, telemetry/observability (Splunk, AppDynamics), containers (Docker), and cloud.
Hands-on AI development using modern tools and IDEs (e.g., Windsurf) and experience integrating AI into product workflows.
Excellent communication and stakeholder influence; ability to simplify complexity, make evidence-based decisions and drive continuous improvement.
Corporate Actions domain experience is strongly preferred.
Groovy/Spock and JavaScript/TypeScript with Angular for full-stack contexts preferred
Financial services background with risk and controls in regulated environments preferred
How We Work
Agile (Scrum/Kanban) tailored by teams for flow and outcomes; full product lifecycle ownership (build, test, deploy, monitor, iterate); growth mindset with continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
Code: Java 17/21 (Spring, Maven), Groovy, JavaScript/TypeScript (Angular)
Testing: JUnit, Spock
Architecture: Microservices
Deployment: Private Cloud (VMs/containers)
Tooling: GitLab (git and CI/CD), IntelliJ, Windsurf, Docker, Splunk, AppDynamics
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. 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.
Skills Required
- Proven leadership of software engineering teams building distributed systems and microservices in agile environments (Scrum/Kanban).
- Deep Java experience (Spring) including Java 17/21 and strong API design and scalable architecture patterns.
- Strong DevOps practices: CI/CD (GitLab), automated testing (JUnit/Spock), code reviews, telemetry/observability (Splunk, AppDynamics), containers (Docker), cloud.
- Hands-on AI development using modern tools/IDEs (e.g., Windsurf) and experience integrating AI into product workflows.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder influence, simplification of complexity, evidence-based decision making, and continuous improvement.
- Experience driving engineering excellence in observability, incident playbooks, disaster recovery, and reliability engineering.
- Corporate Actions domain experience.
- Groovy/Spock and JavaScript/TypeScript with Angular for full-stack development.
- Financial services background with risk and controls in regulated environments.
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.
