Senior Vice President, Vice President, Principal Software Engineer

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.

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Title in the contract: Senior Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President, Principal Full-Stack Engineer to join our team. This is located in Wrocław, Poland.

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:

• Design, develop, test, and support mission-critical software across the end-to-end development lifecycle.
• Build secure, scalable, resilient, and observable services using modern engineering practices and automation.
• Contribute to architecture modernization, system integrations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with product, design, and operations teams to translate business needs into reliable technical solutions.

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

• Proven experience developing distributed systems and microservices in agile environments such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java (preferably Spring) and scalable software design patterns.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, code reviews, and DevOps ways of working.
• Practical knowledge of Docker, private cloud infrastructure, and observability tools such as Splunk and AppDynamics.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and integrating AI capabilities into products.
• Strong analytical thinking, ownership, and collaboration skills.

Nice to Have

· Corporate Actions domain experience strongly preferred.

· Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and Angular for full-stack development contexts.

· Expertise in Spring Framework, software architecture, and API/platform design.

· Background in financial services, risk and controls, and regulated environments.

How We Work

· Agile (Scrum/Kanban) tailored by teams for flow and outcomes; full product lifecycle ownership (build, test, deploy, monitor, iterate); growth mindset with continuous learning and knowledge sharing.

· Code: Java 17/21 (Spring, Maven), Groovy, JavaScript/TypeScript (Angular)

· Testing: JUnit, Spock

· Architecture: Microservices

· Deployment: Private cloud (VMs/containers)

· Tooling: GitLab (git and CI/CD), IntelliJ, Windsurf, Docker, Splunk, AppDynamics

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America’s Most Innovative 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.