Director - Front Office Engineering Lead

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

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 / Click House / 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., Git Hub 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).

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.