Senior Frontend Engineer: React, GraphQL, Hybrid Remote

State Street Bank and Trust Company; Boston (MA); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

State Street Bank and Trust Company in Boston, MA, seeks a Software Engineer focused on front-end development for its advanced electronic trading system. You will write ReactJS components, collaborate with product and back-end teams, and help shape the UI with GraphQL integrations and modern web stacks.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, performance optimization, and adherence to security and privacy standards in a hybrid-remote US environment.

Qualifications

• High proficiency in ReactJS, JavaScript/Typescript, HTML and modern CSS.
• Experience with REST APIs, GraphQL and Subscriptions (WebSockets, Pub/Sub).
• Familiarity with CSS-in-JS libraries such as Styled Components or Emotion.
• Experience with unit testing (Jest + React Testing Library) and build tools (Webpack, Vite, Rollup).
• Knowledge of Node.js servers (Express.js, GraphQL Server) and cloud deployments (AWS).
• Ability to work in an agile team, with strong problem‑solving and communication.

Responsibilities

• Actively engage in hands-on coding, testing, debugging and troubleshooting.
• Optimize systems for performance, scalability and reliability.
• Develop high-performing UI using ReactJS and GraphQL integrations.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to gather requirements.
• Lead medium-sized projects or components from start to finish.
• Maintain microservices architecture using Docker and Kubernetes; participate in code reviews.

Skills

ReactJS

JavaScript/TypeScript

HTML

CSS

REST APIs

GraphQL

WebSockets

Pub/Sub

CSS-in-JS

Jest

Testing Library

Webpack

Vite

Rollup

Node.js

Express.js

GraphQL Server

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Agile

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GraphQL Server

Job description

State Street Bank and Trust Company in Boston, MA, seeks a Software Engineer focused on front-end development for its advanced electronic trading system. You will write ReactJS components, collaborate with product and back-end teams, and help shape the UI with GraphQL integrations and modern web stacks.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, performance optimization, and adherence to security and privacy standards in a hybrid-remote US environment.