Who we are:

Charles River Development (CRD) is the FinTech division of State Street. Together with State Street’s Middle and Back-office services, Charles River’s cloud-based Front Office technology forms the foundation of the State Street Alpha® Platform, the first front-to-back solution in the industry.

Our vision is to be the world’s leading investment platform, shaping the future of the industry and driving new levels of technology-led innovation, resiliency, efficiency and growth for investors and the people they serve.

CRD Engineering organization is innovating and transforming the platform by moving away from monolithic software to utilising next generation cloud-based technology that leverages Microsoft Azure, Kafka, Snowflake, etc.

Industry momentum has seen CRD grow over 135% in headcount over the last 5 years, and we continue to grow. As a digital innovation leader, we invest into our solutions, processes, systems, and talent.

Summary:

Act as Full Stack engineer responsible for the enhancement and maintenance of one or more Alpha/Charles River Development modules or components of an agile scrum team. Provide engineering troubleshooting assistance to customer support teams and other development teams within Charles River.

Responsibilities:

Analyze, design, develop, test, and debug large and complex software enhancements and solutions within Charles River’s business and technical problem domains including modifications to core frameworks and other primary facilities critical to system operation
Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Managers to create simple and sustainable software solutions for complex problems
Direct problem solving for projects or major phases of projects to resolve software technical issues
Develop, test, debug, and implement software programs, applications and projects using Java, C#, SQL, JavaScript, or other related software engineering languages as well as keeping abreast of emerging technologies impactful to CRDs business.
Provide informed guidance and critical analysis of proposed changes during code reviews.
Write unit and automation tests to ensure a high-quality product.
Identify ways of improving development test methodologies contribute to and related test methodology frameworks
Conduct manual tests to ensure a high-quality product.
Provide troubleshooting on large, mission critical client implementations
Engage in the agile software development process by adhering to and advancing the CRD scrum methodology, including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
Plan and coordinate cross-team activities groups to complete assignments.
Mentoring and guiding on designs to Junior Engineers.
Demonstrate more independence of design and development.

Qualifications:

Recommended Education:

B.S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study required. MS degree strongly preferred.

Recommended Experience:

Experience of 4-8 years developing event driven architectures
Experience in Kafka strongly desired
Experience of 4-8 years developing cloud native services on one or more of the major cloud providers (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)
Experience of 4-8 years in cloud native development using Java and Spring
Experience in Angular or React
Experience in Snowflake
Experience in SQL Server
Knowledge of Kubernetes
Experience in developing observable, operable cloud native software that horizontally scales
Experience in financial services developing solutions for Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post-Trade, IBOR or Wealth Management
Experience with object-oriented programming, compiler or interpreter technologies, embedded systems, operating systems, relational databases (RDBMS), scripting and new/advanced programming languages
Demonstrated problem solving abilities involving multi-tiered, high-performance database applications
Demonstrated ability to design and develop software solutions to business and technical problems of high complexity
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
Able to work well with peers in a collaborative team environment
Knowledge of Agile development methodology
Employees are expected to work from the office 2 days a week.

Travel:

May be required on a limited basis.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Program to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Principal Software Engineer, Charles River Development, Assistant Vice President

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