Senior Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer

BNY; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY in Jersey City, NJ seeks a Senior Vice President, AI Engineer to lead architecture and delivery of GenAI and data products within the Wealth Services AI Garage. You’ll guide engineering accelerators, set patterns, and partner with business and infrastructure stakeholders to shape roadmaps.

The role requires 10–14 years of software, data or AI engineering experience with Python or Java, and deep expertise in agentic AI, RAG architectures, and platform/data engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or related field.
• 10–14 years of software, data, or AI engineering experience.
• Experience building and scaling production AI systems.
• Deep expertise in agentic AI, RAG architectures, semantic technologies, platform engineering, or data engineering.
• Proven record of technical leadership without requiring direct people management.

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture and design for GenAI solutions, agentic systems, and data products.
• Lead shared frameworks and engineering accelerators across delivery pods.
• Act as primary technical authority ensuring consistency of patterns and engineering excellence.
• Partner with business and infrastructure stakeholders to shape solution roadmaps.
• Establish observability, security, evaluation, governance, and operational readiness practices.
• Mentor engineers and review designs and production readiness.

Skills

Python

Java

GenAI architectures

RAG architectures

Semantic technologies

Platform engineering

Data engineering

Agentic AI

Leadership

Executive influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Job description

Senior Vice President, AI 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.

Job Description

Senior Vice President, AI 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 and champions of inclusion, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President, AI Engineer to join our AI Garage team of Wealth Services group. This role is located in Jersey City, NJ

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

• Driving architecture and design decisions for complex GenAI solutions, agentic systems, knowledge platforms, and data products.
• Leading the implementation of shared frameworks, reusable components, and engineering accelerators adopted across multiple delivery pods.
• Acting as the primary technical authority within your area of ownership, ensuring consistency of patterns and engineering excellence.
• Partnering with business & infrastructure stakeholders to define solution approaches and delivery roadmaps.
• Establishing best practices for observability, security, evaluation, governance, and operational readiness.
• Mentoring engineers and reviewing designs, code, and production readiness across teams.
• Hands‑on architecture, prototyping, troubleshooting, and delivery of high‑value AI capabilities.

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

• Bachelor's degree in computer science engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required
• 10-14 years of software, data, or AI engineering experience using Python or Java.
• Extensive experience building and scaling production AI systems.
• Deep expertise in at least one of: Agentic AI, RAG architectures, semantic technologies, platform engineering, or data engineering.
• Practical experience building and operationalizing agentic applications, MCP/A2A interoperability solutions, and automated quality assurance and validation processes.
• Proven record of technical leadership without requiring direct people management.
• Strong ability to influence executives, architects, and engineering teams.

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at:

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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 base salary for this position is expected to be between $120,000 and $210,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location, and is only part of the BNY total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs.

This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.