Director, Full-Stack Engineer

BNY Mellon • New York, NY

53d • $142,000 - $230,000

About The Position

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 #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary. We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Director, Full-Stack Engineer to join our Wealth Services Platform Team. This role is located in New York City. In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways: Consult with internal business groups and IT managers to provide highly advanced application software development services and technical support, addressing complex problems impacting business operations. Lead and mentor a team of engineers, promoting best practices, code quality, and continuous learning. Develop well-designed, testable, efficient code; analyze, design, and develop tests and test-automation suites. Maintain software functionality and currency by managing technical debt and implementing enhancements. Actively participate in code reviews and integrate software components into fully functional systems. Apply security and privacy principles throughout the software development lifecycle. Provide guidance on architecture, design patterns, and microservices development, including high-throughput, concurrent, multi-core, and event-driven processing. Utilize and promote reuse of existing products and functionality. Collaborate cross-functionally with data engineers, business users, project managers, and other engineers to deliver elegant, scalable solutions. Educate business leaders on IT strategies and advocate for innovative, creative technology solutions. Stay abreast of emerging technologies and leverage learning tools (e.g., Pluralsight) to meet personal development goals. Ensure compliance with mandatory training and policy awareness. Use knowledge of vendor-specific and structured methodologies to influence broad technology strategies. Foster a culture of teamwork, strong communication, and interpersonal skills to support mentoring and collaboration.

Requirements

• Proficiency in backend and frontend development, including languages and frameworks such as: Backend: Java, Spring, Python, SQL, NodeJS Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, JSON
• Experience with application frameworks, containerization, and microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of RESTful standards and event-driven messaging technologies (e.g., Kafka).
• Intermediate understanding of security principles, relational databases, and architecture design principles.
• Experience with multi-platform development tools and toolkits.
• Familiarity with concurrency, multithreading, multi-node solutions, and high data volume service management.
• Ability to design, develop, and document technically detailed applications and systems.
• Experience in quick prototyping, cloud-ready service implementation, and building tools to improve end-to-end application delivery.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience; advanced degree is beneficial.
• 14 plus years of experience in software development.
• Thorough knowledge of the software development lifecycle and broad experience with multi-platform development tools and vendor-specific methodologies.
• Ability to provide architectural guidance, tech-stack selection, and enforce design standards.
• Experience working in Agile SCRUM environments.
• Strong communication, organizational, and teamwork skills.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers and foster professional growth.
• Experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders and promoting knowledge sharing (e.g., local meetups).

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Consult with internal business groups and IT managers to provide highly advanced application software development services and technical support, addressing complex problems impacting business operations.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, promoting best practices, code quality, and continuous learning.
• Develop well-designed, testable, efficient code; analyze, design, and develop tests and test-automation suites.
• Maintain software functionality and currency by managing technical debt and implementing enhancements.
• Actively participate in code reviews and integrate software components into fully functional systems.
• Apply security and privacy principles throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Provide guidance on architecture, design patterns, and microservices development, including high-throughput, concurrent, multi-core, and event-driven processing.
• Utilize and promote reuse of existing products and functionality.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with data engineers, business users, project managers, and other engineers to deliver elegant, scalable solutions.
• Educate business leaders on IT strategies and advocate for innovative, creative technology solutions.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and leverage learning tools (e.g., Pluralsight) to meet personal development goals.
• Ensure compliance with mandatory training and policy awareness.
• Use knowledge of vendor-specific and structured methodologies to influence broad technology strategies.
• Foster a culture of teamwork, strong communication, and interpersonal skills to support mentoring and collaboration.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director