Sr. Software Engineer II

STATE STREET CORPORATION; Burlington; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to enhance and maintain software modules. The role involves collaborating with teams to develop solutions, providing engineering support, and mentoring junior staff. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in software engineering within a financial services context.

Benefits

Generous medical care

Insurance and savings plans

Flexible Work Program

Development programs

Educational support

Paid volunteer days

Matching gift program

Qualifications

• 6 to 10 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Minimum of 5 years working with Agile development methodology.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, develop, test, and debug software enhancements.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Managers.
• Provide mentoring to junior staff.

Skills

Java

C#

SQL

JavaScript

Agile

Communication

Education

B.S. in Computer Science

MS degree

Job description

Senior Software Engineer II

Summary:

Contribute to the enhancement and maintenance of one or more Charles River IMS modules or components as a senior member of an agile Scrum team. Provide engineering troubleshooting assistance to customer support teams and other development teams within Charles River.

Responsibilities:

• Work under minimal supervision to analyze, design, develop, test, and debug medium to large software enhancements and solutions within Charles River’s business and technical problem domains
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Managers to turn moderately complex business requirements into working and sustainable software
• Provide thought leadership in the design of product architecture within the team’s scope of responsibility
• Develop, test, debug, and implement software programs, applications and projects using Java, C#, SQL, JavaScript or other related software engineering languages
• Provide informed guidance and direction in code reviews
• Write unit and automation tests to ensure a high quality end product
• Assist in improving development test methodologies and contribute to related test methodology frameworks
• Conduct manual tests to ensure a high quality end product
• Contribute to written design and API documentation, and participate in customer documentation process
• Actively participate in the agile software development process by adhering to the CRD Scrum methodology including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
• Participate in cross-team group activities to complete assignments
• Provide mentoring to junior staff

Qualifications:

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.

Experience:

• 6 to 10 years of progressively responsible professional software engineering experience preferably in a financial services product delivery setting
• 4 to 7 years of experience in financial services developing solutions for Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post-Trade, IBOR or Wealth Management is strongly desired
• Authoritative experience with object-oriented programming, compiler or interpreter technologies, embedded systems, operating systems, relational databases (RDBMS), scripting and new/advanced programming languages
• Able to contribute to complex design specs in consultation with senior staff
• Able to work on medium to large projects with no supervision and on more complex tasks with minimal oversight
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work well with peers in a collaborative team environment
• A minimum of 5 years working with an Agile development methodology strongly desired

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, investments 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 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, experience 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.

Discover more at www.StateStreet.com/careers

Charles River Development

Salary Range:

$100,000 - $160,000 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Job Application Disclosure:

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