AM GS CORE ENGINEERING - VP

Selby Jennings; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking an experienced senior engineer to help shape the central platforms, infrastructure, and technology foundations across the enterprise. You will influence architecture, mentor engineers, and drive modernization while remaining hands-on with design and delivery.

The role targets engineers who thrive on complex infrastructure challenges, cloud-native architectures, and scalable systems at global scale, located in Dallas, TX with some NYC opportunities.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of software engineering experience.
• Expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience building large-scale distributed systems and internal platforms.
• Track record of leading complex engineering initiatives and modernization efforts.
• Ability to influence architecture, mentor engineers, and drive technical direction.
• Hands-on engineers who remain close to design, development, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive architectural direction for central platforms and infrastructures.
• Mentor engineers and lead high-performance engineering teams.
• Advance modernization and cloud initiatives across enterprise-scale environments.
• Own reliability, performance, and security of critical systems.
• Collaborate with senior technology leadership to shape technical strategy.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Cloud-native architectures

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Job description

Salary: USD200000 - USD300000 per year

A leading global financial institution is expanding a centralized engineering organization responsible for the platforms, infrastructure, and technology foundations that support critical functions across the enterprise. This group sits at the center of the firm's cloud modernization, platform engineering, and AI enablement strategy.

This is a high-bar engineering environment seeking experienced technologists who have built and operated scalable, business-critical systems at enterprise scale. Successful candidates will bring a blend of strong software engineering fundamentals, architecture experience, and deep expertise across cloud and distributed systems.

What They're Looking For

• 9+ years of software engineering experience
• Expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, and cloud-native architectures
• Experience building large-scale distributed systems and internal platforms
• Track record of leading complex engineering initiatives and modernization efforts
• Ability to influence architecture, mentor engineers, and drive technical direction
• Hands-on engineers who remain close to design, development, and delivery

Ideal Backgrounds

• Principal Engineer
• Technical Engineering Manager

Why This Opportunity

• Greenfield and modernization initiatives with long-term strategic importance
• Significant investment in cloud, AI, and platform capabilities
• Opportunity to shape engineering standards, architecture, and technical direction
• High visibility across senior technology leadership
• Complex technical challenges operating at global scale

Location: Dallas, TX (preferred) | Select opportunities available in NYC

This opportunity is best suited for engineers who enjoy solving difficult infrastructure and platform problems, driving architectural decisions, and building systems that become foundational to a large organization's future technology strategy.