Full Stack Software Engineer, Officer

State Street; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street in Massachusetts is seeking a Full Stack Engineer to enhance and maintain Alpha/CRD modules within an agile team. You will collaborate with analysts, product managers, and cross-functional teams to deliver scalable cloud-native solutions.

The role emphasizes Java/Spring, Angular or React, Kafka, Snowflake, and SQL Server, with a strong focus on observability, testing, and problem-solving in financial services contexts. Office-based in MA with standard benefits.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study required. MS degree strongly preferred.
• Experience of 2-4 years developing event driven architectures.
• Experience in Kafka strongly desired.
• Experience of 2-4 years in cloud native development using Java and Spring.
• Experience of 2-4 years developing cloud native services on Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Experience in Angular or React; Experience in Snowflake; Experience in SQL Server; Knowledge of Kubernetes.
• Experience in developing observable, operable cloud native software that horizontally scales.
• Experience with financial services domain preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, develop, test, and debug large and complex software enhancements and solutions within CRD modules.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Managers to create simple software solutions.
• Develop, test, debug, and implement software programs using Java, C#, SQL, JavaScript, and related technologies.
• Write unit and automation tests to ensure a high-quality product.
• Engage in agile software development and attend daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Mentor and guide on design from Senior Engineers.

Skills

Event-driven architecture

Kafka

Cloud native

Java

Spring

Angular/React

Snowflake

SQL Server

Kubernetes

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math/Physics or related

MS degree preferred

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Kafka

Snowflake

SQL Server

Kubernetes

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.

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.

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 Java, C#, SQL, JavaScript, or other related software engineering languages as well as keeping abreast of emerging technologies impactful to CRDs business.
• Provide informed guidance and critical analysis of proposed changes during code reviews.
• Write unit and automation tests to ensure a high-quality product.
• Identify ways of improving development test methodologies contribute to and related test methodology frameworks
• Conduct manual tests to ensure a high-quality end 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
• Plan and coordinate cross-team activities groups to complete assignments.
• Mentoring and Guidance on design from Senior Engineers.

Qualifications

Recommended Education:

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

Recommended Experience

• Experience of 2-4 years developing event drivenarchitectures
• Experience in Kafka strongly desired
• Experience of 2-4 years developing cloud native services on one or more of the major cloud providers (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)
• Experience of 2-4 years in cloud native development using Java and Spring
• Experience in Angular or React
• Experience in Snowflake
• Experience in SQL Server
• Knowledge of Kubernetes
• Experience in developing observable, operable cloud native software that horizontally scales
• Experience in financial services developing solutions for Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post-Trade, IBOR or Wealth Management
• Experience with object-oriented programming, compiler or interpreter technologies, embedded systems, operating systems, relational databases (RDBMS), scripting and new/advanced programming languages
• 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 per country-specific company guidelines.

Salary Range

$70,000 - $118,750 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

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