Director, Lead Engineer & Architect (Full Stack / Blockchain) in London

Job-ID: 82011Category: Full-Stack DevelopmentLocation: Manchester, Greater Manchester, United KingdomWorkplace: HybridSchedule: Full time, DayPosted: 2026-11-04We're seeking a future team member for the role of Director, Lead Engineer & Architect (Full Stack / Blockchain) to join our team. This role is located in Manchester. In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways: Lead and grow a team of full-stack engineers as a hands-on player-manager: set technical direction, mentor and develop engineers, and stay in the code yourself.

Design and build front-end and back-end components, and their integration with smart contracts and the ledger layer, holding the team to a high standard of clean, well-tested, maintainable code.

Drive engineering excellence across the team: automated testing, continuous integration and delivery, code review, observability and secure-by-design practices.

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following: Extensive experience in financial services technology, including senior technical leadership of complex, business-critical platforms. A proven record as a hands-on architect and engineer who still writes production code, combined with leading and developing engineering teams. Broad full-stack depth built over a career, across several back-end languages and frameworks and several front-end frameworks, with the judgement to choose and evolve the right tools for a problem.

Deep knowledge of distributed and microservice architectures, modular front-end architectures, reactive and responsive UX design, and API-first design.

Experience designing for high availability, scalability and resilience, including containerised and cloud-native deployment. A strong command of modern CI/CD, automated testing strategies and DevOps practices.

Experience in Agile environments, with the ability to balance delivery pressure against long-term architectural health.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management, with the credibility to influence senior technology and business leaders.

About the organizationAt 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, 2025World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025"Most Just Companies", Just Capital and CNBC, 2025Our 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.

About the companyAt 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.