Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer

Archer; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, in collaboration with BNY, is seeking a Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer to join the Structured Debt team in Pittsburgh, PA. This hands-on role focuses on scalable Java/Spring Boot backends and Angular front-ends, deploying cloud-native services in Azure AKS.

You will design, build, and operate mission-critical applications with strong emphasis on system design, security per NIST 800-53, AI-first development practices, and deep collaboration with product and platform teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Typically 5–9 years of professional experience in software engineering.
• Deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, RESTful APIs, and Angular.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate full stack solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and Angular for scale and resiliency.
• Apply AI-first coding practices to accelerate development while maintaining security and quality.
• Engineer cloud-native services for Azure AKS with deployment, scaling, and observability.
• Implement robust system designs for high availability, throughput, and reliability.
• Ensure security-by-design aligned to NIST 800-53 controls and secure coding practices.
• Build streaming and event-driven integrations and RESTful APIs; instrument with APM and logs.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, and platform teams to deliver features end-to-end.
• Drive quality through TDD, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

RESTful APIs

Angular

Azure AKS

DevSecOps

Kafka

TDD

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Azure AKS

Containers

Kubernetes

Job description

Archer is collaborating with BNY to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

Vice President, Full-Stack 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 Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer to join our Structured Debt team. This role is in Pittsburgh, PA.

You’ll build mission‑critical applications that power high availability, high transaction throughput workflows, and meet stringent security controls—delivering modern experiences to our clients. This is a hands‑on engineering role with a strong emphasis on system design, AI‑first development practices, and deploying resilient services in Azure AKS.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to impact on our organization in the following ways:

• Design, build, and operate full stack solutions using Java, Spring Boot microservices, and Angular—optimized for scale, resiliency, and low latency.
• Apply AI‑first coding practices to accelerate development: leverage AI‑assisted code generation, test creation, refactoring, and documentation while maintaining software quality and security.
• Engineer cloud‑native services for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), including configuration, deployments, scaling, and observability.
• Implement robust system designs for high availability and high throughput: circuit breakers, back‑pressure, idempotency, retries, and graceful degradation.
• Ensure security‑by‑design aligned to NIST 800‑53 controls, including secure coding practices, secrets management, and compliance guardrails.
• Build streaming and event‑driven integrations and RESTful APIs; instrument services for performance (APM, logs, metrics) and reliability (SLOs, error budgets).
• Collaborate with product, architecture, and platform teams to deliver features end‑to‑end; participate in code reviews, technical design sessions, and performance tuning.
• Drive quality with test‑driven development, automated testing (unit, contract, integration), and CI/CD pipelines.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field. - Advanced degree preferred. EXPERIENCE: - Typically 5-9 years of experience.
• Deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and Angular front‑end development.
• Hands‑on experience deploying and running workloads in Azure AKS; familiarity with containers, orchestration, and cloud networking.
• Proven system design skills for distributed systems, including fault tolerance, scalability patterns, and resilience engineering.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps, secure coding, and applying NIST 800‑53 controls.
• Experience with Kafka or other event/streaming platforms; solid grasp of performance optimization and profiling.
• TDD/automated testing mindset; working knowledge of CI/CD toolchains.
• Curiosity, ownership, and a client‑obsessed approach to delivery.

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• 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.

This position is at‑will and the Company reserves the right to modify base (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.