Principal Cloud-Native Platform Architect

State Street Corp; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street Corp’s Charles River Development is seeking a Principal Software Engineer (Vice President) to act as a technical authority, shaping architecture and modernization of core platforms toward cloud-native, distributed architectures.

You will lead design, governance, and cross-team initiatives, balance delivery speed with platform health, and mentor engineers while collaborating with product management and operations in a regulated financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Expert-level proficiency in object‑oriented design using Java, C++, or C#.
• Extensive experience designing and evolving large‑scale, cloud‑native enterprise platforms.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum in regulated financial services environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve system architecture, design standards, and engineering best practices across teams.
• Lead modernization toward cloud-native architectures and distributed systems.
• Provide long-term technical strategy to senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
• Mentor engineers, lead cross‑team initiatives, and influence engineering roadmaps.

Skills

Java

Software architecture

Cloud native

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Job description

State Street Corp’s Charles River Development is seeking a Principal Software Engineer (Vice President) to act as a technical authority, shaping architecture and modernization of core platforms toward cloud-native, distributed architectures.

You will lead design, governance, and cross-team initiatives, balance delivery speed with platform health, and mentor engineers while collaborating with product management and operations in a regulated financial services environment.