Senior Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer - London
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 Senior Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer to join our team. This role is located in Manchester .
Role Overview: BNY is seeking a Senior Vice President, Software Engineering to lead high-impact teams. This role encompasses end-to-end delivery ownership, elevating engineering standards, nurturing talent, and collaborating closely with product and business stakeholders. The aim is to create secure, resilient, and scalable systems. This opportunity is ideal for a hands-on leader who excels in agile environments and transforms complex business challenges into elegant, dependable solutions.
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
Lead and develop inclusive, high performing engineering teams; set clear objectives, coach talent, and build succession plans while representing engineering in program reviews and governance forums.
Own end to end delivery of mission critical software—from requirements and architecture to implementation, testing, deployment, observability, and reliability—while ensuring compliance and operational excellence.
Raise engineering excellence and resilience: enforce best practices and automation across code, testing, microservices/APIs, performance, and infrastructure; champion secure by design (secure coding, logging/monitoring, incident playbooks, disaster recovery).
Partner with product, design, and ops to turn outcomes into measurable technical plans, steer architecture modernization, integrations —aligned to BNY’s principles and pillars.
To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:
Proven leadership of software engineering teams building distributed systems and microservices in agile environments such as Scrum or Kanban.
Hands-on AI development using modern tools and IDEs (e.g., Windsurf) and familiarity with integrating AI into products.
Strong expertise in Java (preferably Spring) and architectural patterns for scalable, observable, and testable systems.
Proficiency in modern engineering practices including CI/CD (e.g., GitLab), automated testing (JUnit/Spock), code reviews, quality focused test-driven development, and DevOps culture.
Hands-on experience with containers (Docker) and private cloud infrastructure, alongside familiarity with service telemetry tools (e.g., Splunk, AppDynamics).
Track record of talent development including hiring, coaching, performance management, and building collaborative, learning-focused teams.
Dedication to understanding the business domain and translating product strategy into architecture and delivery plans.
Corporate Actions domain experience strongly preferred.
Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and Angular for full-stack development contexts preferred.
Expertise in Spring Framework, software architecture, and API/platform design preferred.
Background in financial services, risk and controls, and regulated environments preferred.
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America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
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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.
