AVP Java API Engineer - Digital Asset Platform

State Street Corp; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street Corp in London looks for an experienced Java API Developer to design, build and operate secure REST APIs powering digital asset capabilities like custody, tokenization, TA and cash/settlement. You will craft API services that align with enterprise design standards and contribute to a scalable platform with automated tests and strong observability.

You will partner with product, architecture and security to implement policy-aware integrations and ensure production readiness in a

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Java API development experience in financial services.
• Hands-on with Spring Boot and API security.
• Experience deploying Java microservices on Kubernetes.
• Experience with relational databases (Oracle) and ORM.
• Ability to design versioned, backwards-compatible APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain Java backend services and REST APIs.
• Ensure security, scalability and reliability for digital asset workflows.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, and security teams.
• Implement automated tests and production readiness; ensure observability and incident response.

Skills

Java backend APIs

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Security practices

Distributed systems

Automated testing

Cross-functional teamwork

Observability

Tools

Kubernetes (AKS)

Oracle ORM

API versioning

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

State Street Corp in London looks for an experienced Java API Developer to design, build and operate secure REST APIs powering digital asset capabilities like custody, tokenization, TA and cash/settlement. You will craft API services that align with enterprise design standards and contribute to a scalable platform with automated tests and strong observability.

You will partner with product, architecture and security to implement policy-aware integrations and ensure production readiness in a