Senior Software Engineer - Java, AVP
State StreetResponsibilities
- Analyze, design, develop, test, debug, and implement complex software enhancements, applications, and solutions.
- Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Managers to create sustainable solutions for complex business and technical problems.
- Provide technical thought leadership for product architecture and guide design decisions beyond the immediate team.
- Mentor and coach senior engineers while elevating team capabilities and technical excellence.
- Direct problem solving for projects or major project phases involving advanced software technical issues.
- Develop using Java, C#, SQL, JavaScript, and related software engineering technologies.
- Conduct code reviews and provide critical analysis of proposed changes.
- Write unit and automation tests and improve development and test methodology frameworks.
- Establish and uphold quality standards across the software development lifecycle.
- Troubleshoot large, mission-critical client implementations at an expert level.
- Lead Agile software development processes, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
- Plan and coordinate cross-team activities to complete assignments.
Requirements
- A minimum of 13 years of progressively responsible professional software engineering experience.
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign education equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or another technical field is required.
- Master’s degree is strongly preferred.
- Experience with Spring Boot microservices and service deployment in cloud environments.
- Understanding of microservice architectures and Kubernetes.
- Knowledge and experience with Kafka and message-based systems.
- Ideally, at least 6 years of financial services experience developing solutions for portfolio management, trading, compliance, post-trade, IBOR, or wealth management.
- Deep expertise in object-oriented programming, relational databases, low-latency and high-performance systems, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software engineering practices.
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools to accelerate software delivery and improve code quality.
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems involving multi-tiered, high-performance database applications.
- Demonstrated ability to design and develop simple solutions to highly complex business and technical problems.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with peers.
- At least 5 years of experience working with an Agile development methodology.
Benefits
- Competitive and comprehensive benefits packages, including medical care, insurance, and savings plans, with details varying by location.
- Flexible Work Program to support individual work-life needs.
- Development programs and educational support.
- Tools to help balance professional and personal life.
- Paid volunteer days, matching gift programs, and employee networks.
- Inclusive development opportunities and an equal opportunity work environment.
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About State Street
At State Street, we deliver leading investment platforms, data, expertise, and solutions that accelerate performance and better decision making. With over 200 years of global financial leadership, we equip institutional investors through a comprehensive suite of capabilities: Investment Services: Integrated front-to-back solutions across custody, accounting, and operations. Investment Management: Index and active strategies from one of the world’s largest asset managers. Markets: Multi-asset trading, FX solutions, and data-driven research to enhance portfolio value. Who We Are • 50,000+ employees worldwide • Active in 100+ markets • #1 in ETF servicing What You’ll Find Here • Executive perspectives and thought leadership • Timely market commentary and macro insights • Our views on investment operations, ETFs, private markets, and digital finance • Stories reflecting our culture, values and commitment to diversity and inclusion