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.
• Prowess in leading 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, 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.
• 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 Employee Assistance Program.
• Incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans).
• Eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.