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Vice President - Lead Software Engineer

New York, New York, United States of AmericaFull-time$155k–$215k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead a group of engineers and act as a primary technology partner to Investment Banking and Global Capital Markets business stakeholders while designing, building, and owning core backend services and full-stack components.

Role type

Senior IC/Lead Software Engineer (VP level)

Builds

Scalable, resilient backend services in Java, modern web front ends, and core ecosystem components for IBD & GCM.

Domain

Financial Services / Investment Banking & Global Capital Markets

Required skills

Java (Spring Boot, modern 21+), Python, JavaScript/TypeScript (React/Angular), SQL, Linux, Event-driven architectures (Kafka/MQ), AI tooling integration, Team leadership, Stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Investment Banking workflows knowledge, Cloud-based platforms, Distributed systems, Authentication/authorization frameworks, GitHub

Technologies

Java, Python, Spring Boot, Kafka, MQ, React, Angular, TypeScript, GitHub, AI tooling (Claude Code/Amp)

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a group of engineers; Design and modernize architectural components; Build scalable backend services and full-stack applications; Partner with business stakeholders to translate needs into solutions; Own production system stability and incident resolution; Promote engineering best practices (testing, CI/CD).

Seniority

VP level, Senior, hands-on IC with people leadership