Vice President, Full-Stack Java Engineer
Job description
Vice president, Full Stack Java Engineer (Microservices & FinTech)
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 (VPR) Full Stack Java Engineer to join our Collateral One 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 or related major, or equivalent working experience.
Industry Experience: 5 plus 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
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- 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.