Vice President, Application Development Manager

BNY • Pittsburgh, PA

3d • $90,000 - $200,000

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, 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 Vice President, Application Development Manager – US to join our Digital Assets platform team. This role is in New York city & Pittsburgh.
Mission of the Role
Lead the engineering organization responsible for building and maintaining resilient, high-throughput financial systems supporting institutional workflows.
Drive architecture and execution of platforms that integrate traditional settlement, custody, and ledgering with emerging digital-asset technologies.
Ensure reliability, performance, and regulatory compliance across all systems, with a focus on operational excellence and production stability.
Build the bridge between on-chain and off-chain worlds, enabling scalable hybrid architectures that support smart contracts, blockchain event flows, and traditional financial system controls.
Develop and mentor engineering talent, reinforcing a culture of ownership, velocity, technical rigor, and modern SDLC practice.
The ideal candidate has deep experience running high-availability financial applications, understands post-trade workflows (with preference for settlement & clearing), and brings strong engineering leadership. Experience with blockchain, smart contracts, or digital asset infrastructure is a major plus—but we will train the right leader who shows the ability to learn and architect across on-chain and off-chain domains.

Requirements

• Expertise in secure software development and cryptography; partner with cryptographers to help build a highly secure and resilient crypto and tokenized assets custody solution.
• Proficiency in secure coding practices (C/C++, Go, Rust) for cryptographic components; experience delivering code resilient to side‑channel and related attacks.
• Experience using or auditing cryptographic libraries (OpenSSL, MPC‑specific frameworks) and familiarity with hardware security features (Intel SGX, HSMs), including Trusted Execution Environments and remote attestation.
• Strong threat modeling; perform crypto‑focused code reviews and design tests to identify vulnerabilities (e.g., man‑in‑the‑middle risks in MPC rounds, malicious client applications).
• Practical exposure to cryptographic protocols (implementing or auditing key exchange/signature schemes) and awareness of common pitfalls (insufficient randomness, error handling leaks).
• Integration with blockchain nodes/APIs; understanding of transaction formats (Bitcoin UTXOs, Ethereum RLP); ability to parse, create, and broadcast transactions across multiple networks.
• Knowledge of secure storage and databases (encrypted key shares, audit logs) and strong networking/concurrency fundamentals (sockets, RPC frameworks) to orchestrate communication between signing parties.
• Familiarity with cloud security and containerization best practices to avoid misconfigurations and support secure deployments.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Typically, 6-10 years of experience in application development management or a related field; securities/financial services experience is a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree or relevant certifications in Software Engineering or Project Management is preferred.
• Experience with blockchain, smart contracts, or digital asset infrastructure is a major plus

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high-performing Agile pod of 4–5 engineers, fostering delivery excellence, collaboration, and engineering best practices.
• Architect and build Java-based microservices (Java 17+, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA/Hibernate) deployed on Kubernetes with a focus on performance, scalability, and enterprise-grade security.
• Design and implement REST APIs with resilience patterns and async messaging; apply enterprise design patterns (CQRS, Saga, Event Sourcing) for robust, scalable solutions.
• Integrate off-chain services with Ethereum smart contracts (Solidity) and Web3, ensuring secure and compliant interactions across on-chain and off-chain systems.
• Own Oracle database schema design, SQL/PLSQL optimization, partitioning, and ensuring transaction consistency and data integrity.
• Establish and mature CI/CD automation (Jenkins, GitLab Pipelines) with strong quality gates (SonarQube, static analysis) and enforce coding standards.
• Lead test strategy and automation across unit, integration, contract, and API testing (JUnit, Mockito, TestNG, REST Assured, Cucumber framework) and embed into regression pipelines
• Implement and operationalize observability practices (Prometheus, Grafana) to ensure reliability, proactive monitoring, and rapid incident response.
• Partner closely with product managers, architects, QA, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver compliant, resilient digital asset solutions.
• Drive adherence to regulatory and risk controls (e.g., AML, KYC, travel rule) in solution design and delivery.

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: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees