Director - Front Office Engineering Lead

Director - Front Office Engineering Lead ( Full-stack) - Buy side trading
solutions

At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global
financial services company at the centre of the world’s financial system, we
touch nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day around the globe,
our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to
create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and
people everywhere.

We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators
and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents,
together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all
about.

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Director, Front Office
Engineering Lead ( Full-stack) to join our BUY SIDE TRADING BUSINESS as part of
CAPITAL MARKETS team. This role is open in New York city, NY.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer to manage and drive
business expansion through an engineering lens. Working closely with a
cross-asset desk as we design, architect, and build a state-of-the-art platform
to empower extensive reporting capabilities, research, and real-time analytics,
in support of our new global, multi-asset trading organization.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

* Architecture & Design Leadership: Play a lead role in the design,
architecture and implementation of trading, sales, and operations workflows,
ensuring alignment with business goals and engineering best practices.
* Trade-Flow Platform Development: Design and build flexible, scalable
trade-flow software capable of handling diverse client-side and OMS-side
integration patterns and high-throughput scenarios.
* Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product, Trading,
Operations, and Engineering teams to translate complex business requirements
into robust, scalable technical solutions.
* Technology Innovation: Work alongside a cross-functional engineering team to
evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, contributing to a modern,
high-performance technology stack.
* AI-Driven Automation: Champion an AI-first mindset by driving automation
initiatives, intelligent code refactoring, and the adoption of AI tooling to
improve developer productivity and system efficiency.
* Engineering Excellence: Deliver well-designed, testable, secure, and
performant code through hands-on programming, rigorous code reviews, and
adherence to engineering standards.
* Production Support: Provide second-level production support, troubleshoot
complex system issues, and contribute to incident resolution and post-mortem
processes.
* Mentorship & Technical Leadership: Mentor and coach junior and mid-level
engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, technical growth, and
engineering craftsmanship.

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

* Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent
work experience required, advanced degree preferred.
* Industry Experience: 14 plus years of experience designing, building, and
delivering real-time, scalable, and resilient software applications within
Financial Services or similarly complex, high-throughput domains.
* Data & Persistence: Strong command of relational and analytical database
technologies, e.g., KDB / ClickHouse / Oracle, with experience in data
modelling, query optimization, and large-scale data management.
* Messaging & Middleware: Hands-on experience with messaging and middleware
technologies such as Apache Kafka, IBM MQ, FIX protocol, with an
understanding of event-driven and asynchronous system design.
* Agile Delivery: Solid understanding of Scrum and Agile methodologies, with a
proven ability to deliver in fast-paced, rapidly evolving environments with
shifting priorities.
* Communication & Leadership: Excellent written and verbal communication
skills; able to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and
non-technical stakeholders. Strong organizational skills to coordinate,
influence, and drive cross-team initiatives.
* Problem Solving & Innovation: Demonstrated ability to analyze complex,
ambiguous problems and devise pragmatic, innovative solutions — balancing
technical rigor with delivery speed.
* AI-Augmented Development: Familiarity with one or more AI coding and
productivity tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code),
with a willingness to leverage AI-assisted workflows to accelerate
development and improve code quality.

* Experience working with Execution Management Systems (EMS) and Order
Management Systems (OMS).

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at:

BNY Newsroom [

BNY LinkedIn [

Here’s a few of our recent awards:

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.

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.

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY
Newsroom [ & BNY
LinkedIn [

Here’s a few of our recent awards:

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.

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.