Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer

BNY Mellon

$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering, preferably in finance.
  • Proficient in Java 17 and Spring Boot 3.5 with a strong understanding of microservices architecture.
  • Experience with Oracle SQL and JPA/Hibernate for data management.
  • Familiar with AI tools like Cursor and WindSurf for streamlining workflows.
  • Strong skills in Angular and TypeScript for front-end development.
  • Solid understanding of security practices including OAuth/OIDC integration.

Responsibilities

  • Leverage AI tools to enhance software development speed and efficiency.
  • Design, implement, test, and deploy microservices and APIs.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable software solutions.
  • Build REST microservices and integrate messaging systems like Kafka.
  • Ensure observability and logging through structured metrics and performance monitoring.
  • Containerize applications and manage deployments effectively.
  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to architectural documentation.

Benefits

  • Access to highly competitive compensation and benefits programs.
  • Generous paid time off, including paid volunteer time.
  • Opportunities for personal health and financial goal support.
  • Flexible global resources for staff wellbeing.
  • Access to a 401(k) plan and company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision plans.
Full Job Description
Vice President, Full Stack Engineer

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, Full Stack Engineer to join our CollateralONE team in Liquidity and Financing platform in Global Markets. This role is in Pittsburgh, PA.

Role summary
• Leverage AI tools such as WindSurf to build and maintain microservices and APIs using Java 17+ and Spring Boot 3.5+ with Spring Security; contribute to UI features with Angular on the front end as needed.
• Own features end-to-end: design, implementation, testing, deployment, support.
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and DevOps to ship secure, reliable, and scalable software.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:
• Use AI tools to accelerate development.
• Build REST microservices and messaging integrations (Kafka, MQ).
• Develop JPA/Hibernate data layers and work with Oracle.
• Implement Spring Security and enforce secure coding.
• Ensure observability with structured logging, metrics, dashboards, and Splunk.
• Maintain GitLab CI/CD with quality gates and vulnerability scanning.
• Containerize and deploy services; monitor performance and cost.
• Write unit/integration tests and maintain strong automated coverage.
• Build Angular UI features with responsive, secure, well-tested components.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture, documentation, and continuous improvement.

Education requirement:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field. - Advanced degree preferred.

Industry Experience: 5 years, preferred in finance industry.

Must-have technical skills
• Java 17 and Spring Boot 3.5 (Web, Data/JPA/Hibernate, Security).
• Oracle SQL, schema design, transactions, indexing, stored procedures, and JPA/Hibernate performance tuning.
• AI tools (Cursor, Windsurf) into development workflows to accelerate coding, reviews, and planning.
• Maven/Gradle, Git/GitLab, CI/CD pipeline creation, artifact management, environment promotion, and SonarQube configuration/remediation.
• Able to deliver front-end features and API integrations; familiar with accessibility, responsive design, and basic state management.
• Angular, TypeScript, component architecture, routing, forms, and RxJS; experience with NgRx or similar state tools.
• Front-end observability: HTTP interceptors, structured logging, error handling, and correlating logs with backend telemetry.
• DOM sanitization, XSS/CSRF protection, secure session handling, CSP, and OAuth/OIDC integration.
• JUnit/Mockito, Jasmine/Karma, integration testing (e.g., Testcontainers), and modern UI testing frameworks (Jest/Testing Library/Cypress).
• Containerizing and deploying cloud-based services; monitoring performance, reliability, and cost.

Preferred technical skills
• Microservices architecture: service boundaries, API versioning, fault tolerance, resiliency patterns
• Kafka (topics, partitions, consumer groups, exactly-once/at-least-once semantics), IBM MQ (queues, message formats)
• Spring Security (RBAC, method-level security), input validation, OWASP Top 10, TLS, secrets management
• AG Grid / AG Charts / Highcharts: configuring column definitions, sorting/filtering, cell renderers/editors, virtualization, performance tuning, and custom themes; integrating with Angular services and state management.
• Proficiency in semantic HTML5 and SCSS/CSS, including Flexbox (and responsive layouts), to build accessible, maintainable UI components from design specs.
• Node.js/npm, build optimization (Angular CLI, build budgets, lazy loading, OnPush change detection), bundle analysis, and A11y conformance (WCAG)
• Jasmine/Karma or Jest for unit tests; Testing Library/Cypress for component and end-to-end tests; test doubles/mocks; integrating front-end tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Observability: Micrometer metrics, Prometheus, Grafana dashboards/alerts; log correlation and search in Splunk; troubleshooting in production using logs, metrics, and traces

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 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.

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