Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer Opportunities

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation; Warrington; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is seeking a Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer in the UK. You will lead distributed teams, own end-to-end software delivery, and shape modern, secure architectures in a fast-paced financial services environment.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on Java/Spring, API design, strong DevOps, and experience with cloud, containers, and observability. You’ll influence product decisions and drive continuous improvement in a regulated industry.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of software teams in agile environments.
• Strong experience in Java/Spring and API design.
• Hands-on DevOps with CI/CD and automated testing.
• Familiarity with observability tools and cloud deployments.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact engineering teams delivering secure, scalable systems.
• Own end-to-end delivery: requirements, architecture, implementation, testing, deployment.
• Promote secure-by-design practices, incident playbooks, and disaster recovery.
• Collaborate with product and design to translate outcomes into technical plans.
• Represent engineering in governance and risk management reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Java (Spring)

API design

DevOps

CI/CD

Testing

Observability

Docker

Cloud

AI development

Windsurf

Groovy/Spock

JavaScript/TypeScript

Angular

Tools

GitLab

Splunk

AppDynamics

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer Opportunities

2026-09-10T00:00:00

Warrington

Cheshire

GB

WA1 2

Any

2026-12-10T00:11:22.377

hackajob is partnering directly with BNY Mellon to hire for this role. Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer Opportunities 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 worlds 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, Full-Stack Engineer to join our team. This role is located in Manchester.

Role Overview

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 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.

Our Culture and Benefits

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at: BNY Newsroom and BNY LinkedIn. Here are a few of our recent awards: Americas Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025; World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025; Most Just Companies, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025.

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. This is a talent pipeline posting and does not represent any one particular job opening.

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