Senior Backend Architect & Tech Leader

BNY; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 200,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of New York Mellon in Jersey City, NJ seeks a Senior Vice President, Back-End Engineer to architect and evolve backend systems, consult with business groups, and lead high-level software development efforts. You will drive architecture, security, and code quality across multiple services.

The role requires strong Java/Python experience, SDLC mastery, and hands-on work with microservices, CI/CD, and cloud-ready designs. Mentorship and strategic collaboration with IT leadership are key.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• Nine years of experience in backend and frontend development.
• Experience with Java, Python and related frameworks and tools.

Responsibilities

• Consult with internal business groups to provide senior-level software development services and technical support for back-end features.
• Scale backend architecture and codebase to support growth.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in code reviews.

Skills

Frontend development

Backend development

Security principles

Relational databases

Architecture design

DevOps tools

UML/Agile

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Eclipse

IntelliJ

PyCharm

Jupyter

Docker

Maven

Jenkins

GitLab

Job description

Bank of New York Mellon in Jersey City, NJ seeks a Senior Vice President, Back-End Engineer to architect and evolve backend systems, consult with business groups, and lead high-level software development efforts. You will drive architecture, security, and code quality across multiple services.

The role requires strong Java/Python experience, SDLC mastery, and hands-on work with microservices, CI/CD, and cloud-ready designs. Mentorship and strategic collaboration with IT leadership are key.