Senior Software Development Engineer (Server Side) for BestX product, AVP

IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis); London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial services industry is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer (Server Side) to join their Global Technology Services team. The role involves implementation and delivery of key components for their BestX product in a collaborative environment that fosters innovation and technical growth. Ideal candidates will have robust experience in modern programming languages and cloud technologies, and a passion for agile development practices.

Benefits

Generous medical care

Insurance and savings plans

Flexible work programs

Development and educational support

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in building low-level APIs for high-volume applications.
• Hands-on experience with modern cloud infrastructure (AWS).
• Experience in architecture and design of systems.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for implementation and delivery of new server-side components.
• Maintain and enhance the application and influence technology decisions.
• Establish best practices and design patterns.

Skills

Java

C++

C#

Cloud Computing

Agile Methodologies

Microservices

API Development

Multi-threading

Education

10+ years programming experience

Tools

AWS

PostGres

Oracle

KDB

Node.js

Webpack

Job description

Who we are looking for

Responsible for implementation and delivery of new server-side components, microservices, web API, and enhancements to the BestX product.

Why this role is important to us

Our technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights to our clients. We're driving the company's digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and advanced technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence, and robotics process automation.

We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization. We're looking for top technical talent to join our team and deliver creative technology solutions that help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company.

Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems, and make your mark on our industry.

Role: Senior Software Development Engineer (Server Side) for BestX product, AVP

The ideal candidate will be:

• Responsible for implementation and delivery of new server-side components, microservices, web API, and enhancements to the BestX product.
• Exhibit superior skills in modern Agile, Cloud-based, Server-side, DB, Development.
• Develop understanding in the area of Transaction Cost Analysis and key benchmarks required for MiFID and MiFIR.
• Responsible for maintaining and enhancing the application and influencing technology decisions.
• Responsible for taking ownership of tasks and seeing them through completion.
• Responsible for establishing best practices, clean-code, and design patterns.
• Be passionate about driving change through an organization.
• A proponent of Test Driven Development, always striving to Shift Left to facilitate effective CI/CD.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

Core/Must have skills

• 10+ years programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design, distributed systems, algorithms, and relational databases like PostGres, Oracle, Distributed Cache, messaging.
• Extensive experience in building low-level APIs for high-volume, latency-sensitive applications, with experience in multi-threading, data structures, grid computing, and message-oriented middleware.
• Experience contributing to architecture and design (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems.
• Hands-on experience working with AWS and/or other modern cloud-based infrastructure.

Good to have skills

• Knowledge/expertise in FX/Fixed Income/Equity/Equity Derivatives products.
• KDB.
• Exposure and understanding of modern JavaScript build tool chains using tools like node, npm, rush, yarn, webpack, babel, Cyprus.

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 by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance, and savings plans, among other perks. You'll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. Our development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity, and Social Responsibility. We believe our employees' diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, and personality. We are committed to active engagement with our communities worldwide, offering tools to balance professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs, and employee networks.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Discover more at StateStreet.com/careers