Director, Application Development Manager

BNY Mellon; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon is seeking a Director, Application Development Manager for the Client Tax team. The role is based in Pittsburgh, PA, Lake Mary, FL, or Jersey City, NJ, and involves leading engineering strategy, delivering scalable full-stack apps, and guiding AI-powered capabilities.

You will mentor engineers, establish best practices, and collaborate with product, operations, security, and other stakeholders to ensure compliant, high-quality solutions that meet evolving business priorities.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in computer science or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• 12+ years of experience in systems analysis and program development with supervisory, management and administrative experience.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, SQL, and RESTful and streaming-based APIs.
• Hands-on experience delivering cloud-native solutions, including microservices, containerization, and modern deployment patterns.
• Working knowledge of NoSQL and distributed data stores at scale.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled capabilities, including GenAI or ML-driven services, to enhance productivity and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and strategy for application development across the Client Tax team.
• Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural patterns for long-term agility and reuse.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable full-stack applications using modern frameworks (React, Java) and platforms (Oracle, Kafka, Snowflake).
• Lead AI-powered capabilities leveraging LLMs, vector databases, and orchestration frameworks.
• Mentor engineers, promote code quality, and foster ownership and continuous learning.
• Collaborate with product, operations, engineering, and security teams to deliver compliant solutions.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

SQL

RESTful APIs

Streaming APIs

NoSQL

AI

LLMs

Vector databases

Orchestration frameworks

Microservices

Containerization

React

Kafka

Snowflake

Education

Advanced degree in computer science or related

Tools

React

Oracle

Kafka

Snowflake

Job description

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Director, Application Development Manager, to join our Client Tax team. This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA, Lake Mary, FL or Jersey City, NJ.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Technical Leadership and Strategy
  • Partner with internal business groups to deliver high-quality application development services, technical guidance, and production support.
  • Provide architecture direction, design-pattern guidance, and pragmatic technology strategy grounded in hands-on engineering experience.
  • Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural patterns that support long-term agility, reuse, and maintainability.
• Engineering Delivery and Execution
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable, testable full-stack applications using modern frameworks and platforms, including React, Java, Oracle, Kafka, and Snowflake.
  • Lead technical discovery, prototyping, and rapid experimentation to validate new ideas and accelerate practical solutions.
  • Participate actively in code reviews, troubleshooting, and debugging to resolve complex technical issues quickly and effectively.
• AI, Innovation, and Product Reuse
  • Lead with AI by architecting and implementing AI-powered capabilities using LLMs, vector databases, and orchestration frameworks.
  • Promote reuse of existing products, platforms, and functionality to improve efficiency, consistency, and speed to market.
  • Educate business leaders on IT strategies and advocate for innovative, creative technology solutions that address business priorities.
• Team Leadership and Collaboration
  • Lead and mentor engineers by promoting best practices, code quality, continuous learning, and an ownership mindset.
  • Collaborate across product, operations, engineering, and security teams to deliver practical, scalable, and compliant solutions.
  • Stay current with emerging technologies, use learning tools to meet development goals, and maintain compliance with mandatory training and policy awareness.

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

• Advanced degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required.
• 12 + years of experience in systems analysis and program development with related supervisory, management and administrative experience required; experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, SQL, and the design of RESTful and streamingbased APIs.
• Handson experience delivering cloudnative solutions, including microservices, containerization, and modern deployment patterns.
• Working knowledge of NoSQL and distributed data stores, selected and applied appropriately at scale.
• Experience leveraging AIenabled capabilities, including GenAI or MLdriven services, to enhance developer productivity, system intelligence, or customer outcomes, with a pragmatic understanding of responsible use, scalability, and integration into enterprise platforms.