VP, Lead Software Engineer - Cloud-Native & Generative UI

State Street; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street in London is seeking a highly experienced Lead Software Engineer to drive the evolution of our Markets Research technology platform. You will lead client-facing web applications, cloud-native architectures, and Generative UI/UX features to deliver AI-enabled research experiences for our clients.

You will collaborate with business, research, product, and engineering teams to shape scalable, high-performance solutions that transform how research is designed and consumed across the

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing enterprise-grade, client-facing web platforms.
• Strong cloud-native AWS architecture, microservices and API-first design.
• Hands-on frontend with React/Angular/Vue and backend with Python/Java/Node.js.
• Experience with data analytics and ML/Generative AI in products.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and delivery of enterprise client-facing research platforms.
• Drive cloud-native, scalable, interactive experiences.
• Champion Generative UI/UX patterns for personalized research delivery.
• Design end-to-end solutions across frontend, backend, data/analytics.
• Translate business requirements into robust, scalable architectures.
• Provide technical leadership to global engineering teams.
• Drive DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud-native development.
• Advise stakeholders on technology strategy and platform evolution.

Skills

Client-facing web apps

Cloud-native AWS

Frontend frameworks React/Angular/Vue

Backend technologies Python/Java/Node

Data analytics platforms

Generative AI / LLMs

DevOps CI/CD

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering

AWS Solutions Architect Certificate (plus)

Tools

AWS

Job description

State Street in London is seeking a highly experienced Lead Software Engineer to drive the evolution of our Markets Research technology platform. You will lead client-facing web applications, cloud-native architectures, and Generative UI/UX features to deliver AI-enabled research experiences for our clients.

You will collaborate with business, research, product, and engineering teams to shape scalable, high-performance solutions that transform how research is designed and consumed across the