Software Engineering & Development, VP

About the role

State Street’s DMC Technology organization delivers institutional-grade custody, clearing, brokerage, and wealth management solutions to financial institutions, wealth managers, and broker-dealers globally. As we continue to modernize and expand our digital platforms, we are investing in cloud-native, API-first, and data-driven technologies that enable scalable growth, operational resilience, and exceptional client experiences. We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to drive the design, development, and delivery of mission-critical applications across the full technology stack.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design, development, testing, and deployment of full-stack applications supporting critical business capabilities.
• Architect and deliver modern, cloud-native applications leveraging microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems.
• Develop responsive, scalable, and secure front-end solutions using modern web frameworks and user-centric design principles.
• Design and implement high-performance backend services that support real-time transaction processing, data integration, and workflow automation.
• Build reusable components, frameworks, and shared services that accelerate delivery and promote engineering consistency.
• Drive adoption of cloud-native engineering practices, DevSecOps methodologies, and automated software delivery pipelines.
• Collaborate with Product and Business teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Ensure applications meet enterprise standards for security, compliance, resiliency, observability, and operational excellence.
• Lead technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and code quality initiatives across engineering teams.
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to engineers while promoting engineering excellence and continuous learning.
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Security teams to ensure solutions meet regulatory and audit requirements.
• Support modernization and transformation initiatives, including migration of legacy platforms to cloud-native architectures.

Required Experience

• 12+ years of software engineering experience, including significant experience building enterprise-scale applications across frontend and backend technologies.
• Proven track record designing, developing, and operating highly available, mission-critical systems within large enterprise environments.
• Strong experience building cloud-native solutions on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Hands-on expertise developing RESTful APIs, microservices, and event-driven applications.
• Deep experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and DevSecOps practices.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability patterns, performance optimization, and fault-tolerant architectures.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Prominent ability to lead complex technical initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience mentoring engineers and driving engineering best practices across development organizations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to balance business priorities and technical excellence.

Domain Expertise – Wealth & Financial Services

• Strong understanding of wealth management, brokerage, custody, or financial services platforms.
• Familiarity with financial transactions, portfolios, investment products, and market data ecosystems.
• Experience building systems requiring high precision, auditability, and regulatory compliance.
• Understanding of securities processing, order management, trading workflows, or client servicing platforms.
• Experience supporting systems subject to regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of financial data integration, reporting, and operational workflows is highly desirable.

Technical Skills

• Backend Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, REST APIs and Microservices Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture and Messaging Platforms (Kafka, MQ)
• Distributed Systems Design
• Frontend Technologies: React, Angular, or similar modern JavaScript frameworks, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Responsive Web Design and Modern UI Frameworks
• Cloud & DevOps: AWS (preferred), Azure, or GCP, Kubernetes and Docker, Terraform, CloudFormation, or Infrastructure as Code platforms, CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitLab
• Data Technologies: PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, DynamoDB, or Cassandra, Caching technologies including Redis or similar platforms
• Engineering Practices: Agile and DevSecOps methodologies, Automated Testing and Quality Engineering, Application Monitoring and Observability, Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC)

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
• Equivalent practical experience will also be considered.

Benefits

Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and long-term career growth opportunities. Salary Range $120,000 - $217,500 Annual. Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans. For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home.