Senior Director, Full-Stack Engineer

About the role

BNY is seeking a Senior Director, Security Engineer – Digital Asset Custody to join the Digital Asset Infrastructure team in New York, NY. In this role, you will build secure, scalable infrastructure powering the future of institutional digital finance, focusing on cryptography, distributed systems, and next-generation transaction security.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with cryptographers to develop highly secure and resilient crypto and tokenized asset custody solutions.
• Implement and audit cryptographic code using secure coding practices in C/C++, Go, or Rust, ensuring resistance to security attacks such as side-channel attacks.
• Perform threat modeling, code reviews, and design tests to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities in cryptographic protocols and custody systems.

Requirements

• Expertise in secure software development and cryptography engineering, with hands-on experience in cryptographic protocols and secure coding practices.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++, Go, or Rust, and familiarity with cryptographic libraries like OpenSSL or MPC-specific libraries.
• Strong knowledge of hardware security features including Intel SGX, hardware security modules (HSMs), and trusted execution environments with remote attestation.
• Experience integrating with blockchain nodes/APIs, understanding blockchain transaction formats (e.g., Bitcoin UTXOs, Ethereum RLP), and building wallet backend systems.
• Solid skills in threat modeling, networking (sockets, RPC frameworks), concurrency control, secure storage, and cloud security best practices.
• Familiarity with containerization and secure deployment environments is a plus.
• 15+ years of experience in software development required; experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree is beneficial.

Pay

The base salary for this position is expected to be between $147,000 and $250,000 per year at the commencement of employment. Base salary will be determined on an individualized basis, including experience and market location, and is part of a total compensation package that may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and company-sponsored benefit programs.

Benefits

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and a pay-for-performance philosophy. Benefits include:

• Access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey.
• Focus on health, personal resilience, and financial goals.
• Generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, to support you and your family through important moments.