Front End Developer

Lead Developer (UI)

Bring your ideas. Make history.
BNY Mellon offers an exciting array of future-forward careers at the intersection of business, finance, and technology. We are one of the world’s top asset management and banking firms that manages trillions of dollars in assets, custody and/or administration. Known as the “bank of banks” - 97% of the world’s top banks work with us as we lead and serve our customers into the new era of digital.

With over 238 years of rich history and industry firsts, BNY Mellon has been built upon our proven ability to evolve, lead, and drive new ideas at every turn. Today, we’re approximately 50,000 employees across 35 countries with a culture that empowers you to grow, take risks, experiment and be yourself. This is what #LifeAtBNYMellonis all about.

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Lead UI Developerto join our Pershing team. Pershing provides a broad range of financial business solutions to investment banks, broker-dealers, wealth managers, financial planners, and advisers across EMEA. We provide sophisticated front-end technology and flexible middle office capabilities with execution, settlement, and custody services. These are supported by a robust regulatory and compliance framework with dedicated client asset experience and expertise.

Pershing EMEA is always working on many different projects, across different portfolios, that involve multiple different teams. As part of the Platform UI team, you will be responsible for delivering the core user interface, frameworks, developer tools and quality gates to enable functional teams to deliver application features. You must be able to identify and improve developer efficiencies through investigation, coding, and identification of third-party tooling. You will get to work in a fast paced, challenging and rewarding environment. This role is in Manchester and is Hybrid.

We are also on the cusp of a major company-wide transformation project that will set the company in good stead for its planned future growth. In the development department, you will have the chance to drive and shape the changes required to allow us to grow to our full potential, both from a technical and process perspective.

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

• Enjoy delivering highly complex, scalable and robust solutions.
• Enjoy writing and helping others to write clean, efficient and quality code.
• Contribute to technical and design workshops.
• Adhere to best practices within the team such as TDD and Continuous Integration
• Believe and be involved in the continuous improvement of the team.
• Critically review code and ensure this skill is improved on across the team.
• Research and consider how new technologies could be used at Pershing.
• Work with the Development and Architecture teams to develop and establish best practices.
• Considering performance, scalability and security when designing and implementing solutions
• Contribute to the rollout of new tools and applications that improve the development process.

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

• Expert in Web technologies – JavaScript, Typescript, HTML, CSS
• JavaScript Frameworks (preferably Angular)
• Experience creating reusable components and frameworks.
• Experience creating RESTful services & API’s.
• Experience with developer tooling and improving developer efficiency.
• Programming principals and design patterns
• TDD, Continuous Integration and Automation
• Git/Version control
• UX Knowledge
• Knowledge of component testing
• Experience and knowledge in Agile delivery (ideally experience in SCRUM)
• Experience in delivering high volume and highly available enterprise applications.
• Experience and good knowledge in TDD, Continuous Integration and Automation
• Be able to critically analyse code/designs and provide constructive feedback.

At BNY Mellon, our inclusive culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards:

• Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies & Top 20 for Diversity and Inclusion
• Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI)
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 100% score Corporate Equality Index
• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion , Disability: IN – 100% score
• 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Company
• CDP’s Climate Change ‘A List’

Our Benefits:

BNY Mellon 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 that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

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

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

Our ambition is to build the best global team – one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve – and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.