Principal Software Engineer, VP

State Street; New Jersey; On-site; USD 110,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking an experienced Senior Full-Stack Developer to design, implement, and optimize complex wealth and investment management workflows. You will work on rich web services, scalability improvements, and performance automation as part of a collaborative, cloud-enabled team.

The role focuses on Java, C#, SQL, and JavaScript within a modern stack including Azure, React, Kubernetes, Kafka, and micro-services, supporting large institutional and wealth management clients.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressively responsible software engineering experience
• 6+ years in financial services developing Portfolio Management/Wealth Management solutions
• Strong object-oriented programming, databases, scripting, and modern languages
• Proven ability to solve complex multi-tiered, high-performance database applications
• Demonstrated ability to design and develop simple software solutions for complex problems
• Excellent written and verbal communication; collaborative team player
• Minimum 5 years working with Agile development methodology

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and debug large and complex software enhancements
• Collaborate with analysts and product managers to create sustainable software solutions
• Provide architecture guidance and technical leadership
• Lead problem solving for major project phases
• Write unit and automation tests to ensure quality
• Mentor junior and senior staff and contribute to SCRUM ceremonies
• Plan cross-team coordination and communicate with senior management

Skills

Java

C#

SQL

JavaScript

Object-Oriented Programming

Education

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

MS degree preferred

Job description

Summary:

Charles River Development empowers investment firms worldwide with a cloud-based platform that streamlines and automates the investment process across asset classes. As part of State Street Alpha®, we bring together data, technology, and services to help clients make confident decisions and scale with agility. Our open ecosystem and global support model enable investment professionals—from portfolio managers to private markets specialists—to navigate complexity and drive innovation. At Charles River, we thrive on collaboration, continuous improvement, and a shared commitment to shaping the future of financial technology.

The platform services both Institutional and Wealth Management clients. The Wealth Management platform provides significant growth potential for Charles River. The team sits in the heart of this solution set providing critical support for the platform.

This position will become a critical contributor and take ownership of designing and implementing these complex wealth and investment management workflows leveraged by some of the largest participants in the industry. This position will be a full stack developer working on projects of rich functionality, web services, writing test and performance automation, improving system scalability, and performance. The team maintains a highly collaborative work environment.

The company is migrating its architecture to a highly scalable cloud-based solution. As part of this effort, engineers will work on some of the following technologies: Azure, React, Kubernetes, Kafka, event driven architecture, and micro-services.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical excellence by working independently to 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

• Provide thought leadership in the design of product architecture within and beyond the team’s scope of responsibility

• Direct problem solving for projects or major phases of projects to resolve advanced 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 end 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 expert level troubleshooting on large, mission critical client implementations

• Actively assist team leaders 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

• Advise senior management on technical strategy

• Provide mentoring to junior and senior staff

Qualifications

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.

Experience:

• A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible professional software engineering experience

• A minimum of 6 years of experience in financial services developing solutions for Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post-Trade, IBOR or Wealth Management is strongly desired

• Authoritative 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 simple 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

• A minimum of 5 years working with an Agile development methodology

Salary Range

$110,000 - $185,000 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.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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