Fixed Income Index Platform Leader — Engineering

State Street; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Insurance coverage (medical, dental,-

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

State Street is seeking a technology leader to guide strategy, engineering, and delivery of proprietary applications for Fixed Income index portfolio management worldwide.

Lead evolution of the Fixed Income Index tech suite, align with business goals, and partner with Product Owners, Workflow Leads, and PMs to translate needs into scalable tech solutions. Strong Fixed Income expertise and global team leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
• Deep understanding of portfolio management workflows and front-office investment platforms.
• 10+ years of progressive software engineering and technology leadership experience within Asset Management, Financial Services, Capital Markets, or related industries.
• Proven track record leading large-scale engineering organizations and complex platform transformation programs.
• Strong hands-on software engineering background with Java, Python, C++, Scala, or similar enterprise technologies.
• Experience designing, building, and operating enterprise-scale software platforms and distributed systems.
• Experience leading globally distributed teams across software engineering, architecture, quality engineering, platform engineering, and production support functions.
• Demonstrated ability to define and execute technology strategy while partnering effectively with senior business leaders.
• Experience with application modernization, cloud technologies, APIs, and distributed architectures.
• Ability to anticipate business needs and proactively shape technology strategy.

Responsibilities

• Drive the roadmap and evolution of proprietary portfolio management applications.
• Partner with Product Owners and Workflow Leads to translate business capabilities into scalable, reusable technology solutions.
• Define architecture, integration patterns, engineering standards, and technical direction.
• Drive modernization, technical debt reduction, cloud adoption, and automation.
• Lead onshore and offshore engineering teams.
• Oversee development, testing, release management, and production support.
• Ensure technology delivery aligns with business priorities and platform objectives.
• Develop deep expertise in Fixed Income investment processes, portfolio construction, and portfolio management workflows.
• Act as a technology advisor to investment teams, rapidly assessing new opportunities and defining technology solutions.
• Foster strong partnerships across business and technology organizations globally.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

Scala

Education

Bachelor's / Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Information Systems, or equivalent

Job description

State Street is seeking a technology leader to guide strategy, engineering, and delivery of proprietary applications for Fixed Income index portfolio management worldwide.

Lead evolution of the Fixed Income Index tech suite, align with business goals, and partner with Product Owners, Workflow Leads, and PMs to translate needs into scalable tech solutions. Strong Fixed Income expertise and global team leadership are essential.