Vice President, Java Full Stack Software Engineer
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 Vice President, Java Full Stack Engineer to join our ETF Engineering team. This role is in New York City, NY.
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
- Design, develop, test, and deliver scalable full-stack solutions that support ETF technology platforms and critical business workflows.
- Partner with product owners, business stakeholders, architects, QA, infrastructure, and production support teams to deliver reliable technology outcomes.
- Contribute to modernization initiatives across Java, microservices, APIs, front-end applications, data integration, and DevOps delivery practices.
- Drive engineering quality through clean code, automated testing, code reviews, secure development practices, and disciplined release execution.
- Support production stability by troubleshooting complex issues, performing root cause analysis, improving observability, and reducing operational risk.
- Help improve platform resiliency, scalability, maintainability, and performance through thoughtful design and continuous improvement.
- Apply AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering practices to improve productivity, accelerate delivery, and enhance software quality in a responsible manner.
- Communicate effectively with technology and business partners, provide clear updates, raise risks early, and contribute to successful project execution.
To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
- 5-9 years of experience.
- Drive the architecture, design, and delivery of enterprise-scale Java and Spring Boot applications, leveraging Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Spring Batch, and related frameworks to build scalable, resilient, and maintainable platforms within regulated financial-services environments.
- Lead the development and governance of RESTful APIs and microservices architectures, utilizing Hibernate, JPA, OAuth2, and JWT-based security controls to support secure, high-volume business-critical applications and financial data workflows.
- Architect cloud-native, distributed systems with a focus on modular design, service discovery, fault tolerance, inter-service communication, operational resilience, and platform modernization, including Spring Cloud technologies such as Eureka, Config Server, and API Gateway.
- Drive engineering excellence through modern DevOps, CI/CD, and containerization practices utilizing Maven, Docker, Kubernetes, and automated deployment pipelines to improve delivery velocity, platform reliability, and governance.
- Design and optimize transactional data platforms leveraging SQL Server and Oracle, ensuring performance, scalability, data integrity, enterprise controls, and operational stability across mission-critical workloads.
- Establish comprehensive quality engineering standards through Test-Driven Development (TDD), automated testing, functional validation, and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) methodologies using frameworks such as JUnit, Mockito, and Cucumber.
- Lead production support and operational excellence initiatives, including performance tuning, incident management, root cause analysis, system monitoring, observability, and proactive risk mitigation using tools such as Grafana and Prometheus.
- Provide technical leadership across the full software development lifecycle, partnering with business, product, QA, infrastructure, and support teams while influencing engineering standards, code quality, architecture decisions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Leverage AI-assisted development technologies, including Claude, Windsurf, and other emerging engineering productivity tools, to accelerate software delivery, improve quality, and enhance troubleshooting and development effectiveness within established governance frameworks.
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 Us
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.
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, Engineering, or related field
- Advanced degree
- 5-9 years of relevant experience
- Enterprise Java and Spring Boot development (Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Spring Batch)
- Design and deliver RESTful APIs and microservices; experience with Hibernate/JPA, OAuth2, and JWT
- Spring Cloud technologies (Eureka, Config Server, API Gateway) and cloud-native distributed systems architecture
- DevOps, CI/CD, containerization and deployment (Maven, Docker, Kubernetes, automated pipelines)
- Transactional database experience (SQL Server and Oracle) and data platform optimization
- Test-driven and behavior-driven development practices; automated testing with JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber
- Production support, incident management, performance tuning, monitoring and observability (Grafana, Prometheus)
- Experience in regulated financial-services environments and secure development practices
- Technical leadership across the software development lifecycle; influence architecture and engineering standards
- Use of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude, Windsurf) within governance frameworks
- Effective communication with business and technology stakeholders; risk identification and escalation
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.









