Full Stack Developer (contract)

About the Role

We are seeking a Full Stack Developer to support application development initiatives within BNY's Corporate Trust business. The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on experience in Core Java, Spring Boot, Angular, SQL-based databases, and modern development practices, along with the ability to work independently, provide technical guidance, and contribute across the full software delivery lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Full Stack Application Development: Design, build, and support full stack applications using Core Java, Spring Boot, Angular, and SQL-based databases to meet business and client needs.
• Backend Microservices Engineering: Develop and enhance RESTful microservices using Spring Boot and related enterprise development frameworks, with a strong focus on scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Frontend Development: Build and support front-end applications using Angular, contributing to user-facing functionality and overall application usability.
• End-to-End Delivery Ownership: Take ownership of development work from requirements through implementation, including both front-end and back-end delivery, ensuring solutions are completed with quality and consistency.
• Data & Reporting Support: Contribute to data-heavy application workflows, including Snowflake procedures, exception handling, and support for reporting solutions such as KPI metrics and Power BI outputs.
• Quality Engineering & Test Coverage: Maintain a strong quality-first mindset, with a demonstrated commitment to achieving 100% unit test coverage across backend services and frontend applications.
• BDD & Agile Delivery: Support Behavior-Driven Development practices using Gherkin syntax for feature files and work effectively within Agile sprint-based delivery models.
• CI/CD & Automation: Contribute to CI/CD pipeline integration and promote an automation-first approach across development, testing, and deployment practices.
• AI-Assisted Development: Use AI-assisted development tools such as Windsurf, Cursor, CodeX, Devon, or similar technologies to improve development workflows, code quality, design support, and test automation efficiency.
• Technical Leadership & Collaboration: Work independently with minimal supervision, perform code reviews, provide technical guidance to junior team members, and collaborate effectively across pods, team leads, and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• 8+ years of experience in application development, including strong hands-on full stack engineering experience
• Strong expertise in Core Java and Spring Framework
• Strong hands-on experience building RESTful microservices using Spring Boot
• Strong hands-on experience developing front-end applications using Angular
• Strong database development experience with SQL, Snowflake, Oracle, or related platforms
• Experience with BDD using Gherkin syntax for feature files
• Proven experience integrating CI/CD pipelines with an automation-first mindset
• Practical experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Windsurf or similar GenAI-enabled developer tools

Preferred Experience

• Experience with automation and performance testing tools such as Playwright and JMeter
• Experience using Zephyr Scale for test management and traceability
• Financial services experience, especially with loan products or related platforms
• Experience supporting data-driven applications with reporting or KPI metric development
• Exposure to Power BI reporting and Snowflake-heavy environments is a plus

Schedule

This role offers a hybrid schedule based in Pittsburgh, PA, with 4 days onsite per week and standard working hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Pay

Pay Rate Range 80 - 100 USD hourly

Benefits

Optional benefits offering include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits via Tundra Technical Solutions.