Vice President, Java Full-Stack Engineer

BNY; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY is seeking a Vice President, Java Full Stack Software Engineer in New York City to lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-scale Java applications. You will drive RESTful APIs, microservices, and modern DevOps practices across ETF platforms and critical workflows.

The role requires 5–9 years of experience, strong Java/Spring expertise, and leadership across full software lifecycle in a regulated financial-services environment. An advanced degree is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 5–9 years of experience in enterprise-scale Java applications in regulated financial services.
• Expertise designing, developing, and delivering RESTful APIs and microservices with Java, Spring Boot, and related frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deliver scalable full-stack solutions that support ETF technology platforms and workflows.
• Partner with product owners, business stakeholders, architects, QA, infrastructure, and support teams to deliver reliable outcomes.
• Contribute to modernization across Java, microservices, APIs, front-end, data integration, and DevOps practices.
• Drive engineering quality through clean code, automated testing, code reviews, secure development, and disciplined release execution.
• Support production stability by troubleshooting complex issues, root cause analysis, observability improvements, and risk reduction.
• Improve platform resiliency, scalability, maintainability, and performance through thoughtful design and continuous improvement.
• Apply AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery and enhance software quality within governance frameworks.
• Communicate effectively with technology and business partners, provide clear updates, raise risks early, and contribute to project execution.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Microservices

OAuth2/JWT

Spring Cloud

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL/Oracle

Education

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

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Hibernate

JPA

OAuth2

JWT

Spring MVC

Spring Data JPA

Spring Security

Config Server

Eureka

API Gateway

Maven

Job description

Vice President, Java Full Stack Software 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 influencenearly 20%of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harnesscutting-edgeAI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, 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, Java Full Stack Engineer to join our ETF Engineering team. This role is in New York City, NY.

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

• Design, develop, test, and deliver scalable full-stack solutions that support ETF technology platforms and critical business workflows.
• Partner with product owners, business stakeholders, architects, QA, infrastructure, and production support teams to deliver reliable technology outcomes.
• Contribute to modernization initiatives across Java, microservices, APIs, front-end applications, data integration, and DevOps delivery practices.
• Drive engineering quality through clean code, automated testing, code reviews, secure development practices, and disciplined release execution.
• Support production stability by troubleshooting complex issues, performing root cause analysis, improving observability, and reducing operational risk.
• Help improve platform resiliency, scalability, maintainability, and performance through thoughtful design and continuous improvement.
• Apply AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering practices to improve productivity, accelerate delivery, and enhance software quality in a responsible manner.
• Communicate effectively with technology and business partners, provide clear updates, raise risks early, and contribute to successful project execution.

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.
• 5-9 years of experience.
• Drive the architecture, design, and delivery of enterprise-scale Java and Spring Boot applications, leveraging Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Spring Batch, and related frameworks to build scalable, resilient, and maintainable platforms within regulated financial-services environments.
• Lead the development and governance of RESTful APIs and microservices architectures, utilizing Hibernate, JPA, OAuth2, and JWT-based security controls to support secure, high-volume business-critical applications and financial data workflows.
• Architect cloud-native, distributed systems with a focus on modular design, service discovery, fault tolerance, inter-service communication, operational resilience, and platform modernization, including Spring Cloud technologies such as Eureka, Config Server, and API Gateway.
• Drive engineering excellence through modern DevOps, CI/CD, and containerization practices utilizing Maven, Docker, Kubernetes, and automated deployment pipelines to improve delivery velocity, platform reliability, and governance.
• Design and optimize transactional data platforms leveraging SQL Server and Oracle, ensuring performance, scalability, data integrity, enterprise controls, and operational stability across mission-critical workloads.
• Establish comprehensive quality engineering standards through Test-Driven Development (TDD), automated testing, functional validation, and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) methodologies using frameworks such as JUnit, Mockito, and Cucumber.
• Lead production support and operational excellence initiatives, including performance tuning, incident management, root cause analysis, system monitoring, observability, and proactive risk mitigation using tools such as Grafana and Prometheus.
• Provide technical leadership across the full software development lifecycle, partnering with business, product, QA, infrastructure, and support teams while influencing engineering standards, code quality, architecture decisions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Leverage AI-assisted development technologies, including Claude, Windsurf, and other emerging engineering productivity tools, to accelerate software delivery, improve quality, and enhance troubleshooting and development effectiveness within established governance frameworks.

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

BNY Newsroom

BNY LinkedIn

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.

ABOUT US

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, 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.

ABOUT THE TEAM

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY Newsroom & BNY LinkedIn

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 expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.

Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.