Vice President Java Full-Stack Lead for Investment Banking Advisory Technology

Quick Facts

• Role: Vice President Java Full-Stack Lead (hands-on)

• Focus: Backend Java services/APIs plus modern web front ends

• Domain: Investment Banking and Global Capital Markets Technology

Description

The role is a senior, hands-on Full Stack Engineering position at the Vice President level. You will lead a group of engineers, set technical direction, and partner with business stakeholders to translate workflows into pragmatic solutions that deliver measurable value. You will design, build, and own core components across the stack and ensure production stability.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop a group of engineers; set priorities and provide technical mentorship

• Serve as the primary technology partner to business stakeholders (IBD and GCM) to gather requirements and drive initiatives

• Lead architectural design and modernization of components spanning multiple teams and systems

• Hands-on delivery: build scalable, resilient backend Java services and modern web front ends

• Communicate with product leads and propose improvements to existing and future solutions

• Promote engineering best practices (code quality, automated testing, CI/CD)

• Own production stability, lead complex incident resolution, and communicate during critical events

• Use AI tooling to accelerate development while maintaining strong engineering judgment

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience designing, building, and operating enterprise-scale applications

• Strong hands-on Java skills: Spring Boot, concurrent programming, RESTful API design, and automated testing

• Full stack experience with modern web frameworks (React or Angular)

• Proven experience leading/managing engineers and mentoring talent

• Track record working with business stakeholders to gather requirements and influence strategy

• Strong system design and architecture expertise for resilient, fault-tolerant, well-tested applications

• Excellent communication skills across business and engineering stakeholders

• Strong SQL/relational database skills and Linux fundamentals

• Interest in the business domain

• Knowledge of authentication and authorization frameworks

• Experience with modern Java (21+) and GitHub

Benefits

• Competitive base pay range: $155,000–$215,000 per year (individualized), with potential for additional total compensation (incentives/bonuses)

• Comprehensive employee benefits and perks

• Opportunity to move within the business based on performance and interest

• Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion