Full Stack Software Engineer, Charles River Development, Officer

STATE STREET CORPORATION; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology division is seeking a Full Stack Engineer to enhance and maintain its investment platform modules. This role requires collaboration with agile teams and expertise in C#, .NET Core, and Microsoft SQL Server, contributing to innovative solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Generous medical care

Insurance and savings plans

Flexible Work Program

Development programs and educational support

Qualifications

• 2-4 years experience in C# and .NET Core.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and building CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving skills in high-performance applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, debug, and implement software applications.
• Analyze and design complex software solutions.
• Collaborate with teams to create sustainable software solutions.

Skills

C#

.NET Core

Microsoft SQL Server

Agile Development

Problem Solving

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or Engineering

M.S. degree preferred

Tools

TeamCity

Microsoft Azure

Job description

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.

We are actively hiring in Dublin as this is an exciting time to join our innovative engineering teams as we are investing in growing out our European presence and leadership to help drive our next phase of growth.

Position 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 C#, .NET Core, Microsoft SQL Server, NUnit, or other related software engineering languages as well as keeping abreast of emerging technologies impactful to CRDs business.
• Write and maintain complex stored procedures in Microsoft SQL Server to support business logic and data transformation needs.
• Follow enterprise software development standards and contribute to improving SDLC practices.
• Provide informed guidance and critical analysis of proposed changes during code reviews.
• Write unit and automation tests to ensure a high-quality product.
• 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.

Qualifications:

Recommended Education:

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

Recommended Experience:

• Experience of 2-4 years in C# and .NET Core
• Experience of 2-4 years in WPF for desktop UI development
• Experience of 2-4 years with Microsoft SQL Server
• Experience in writing and maintaining complex stored procedures in Microsoft SQL Server
• Experience of 2-4 years in building/contributing to CI/CD pipelines using tools such as TeamCity and Microsoft Azure
• Experience in financial services developing solutions for Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post-Trade, IBOR or Wealth Management
• Experience developing event driven architectures
• Experience with object-oriented programming, compiler or interpreter technologies, embedded systems, operating systems, relational databases (RDBMS), scripting and new/advanced programming languages
• Experience with sbservability tools like Dynatrace E
• Experience with data migration tools
• Experience with Cloud technologies, ideally Azure .
• 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.

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.

Discover more at StateStreet.com/careers