Senior Java Application Developer, AVP

State Street; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking a senior Java developer to design and implement back-end services in a fast-moving team. The role focuses on Java 11+ with JEE tech and microservices, while collaborating with front-end and other teams to ensure robust deployment and production support.

The ideal candidate will have strong OO design skills, experience with FRP, and a passion for high-quality software development in a AWS/Kubernetes environment.

Qualifications

• Core Java 11+ and JEE tech incl. concurrency, JDBC, Spring, Hibernate/JPA.
• Strong OO design skills; FRP experience is a plus.
• Write clean, high‑quality code.
• Experience with data modeling and database development (SQL, PL/SQL).
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and Kubernetes.
• Excellent communication and work ethic.
• Passionate about professional software development.

Responsibilities

• Define high-level technical requirements and architecture for back-end services.
• Develop new features and enhance existing ones.
• Create documentation and diagrams.
• Collaborate with other teams for deployment, testing and production support.
• Integrate back-end with front-end development/services.
• Ensure coding, privacy and security standards are followed.

Skills

Core Java & JEE

OO design

FRP (functional & reactive)

Clean code

Communication

Professional software

Tools

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Redis

WebSocket

CoPilot/Claude Code

Job description

Global Market Electronic Trading Platform Development

Global Link, a division of State Street Global Market, is a leader in providing electronic trading platforms for multiple asset classes. Our platforms are used by 19 of the top 20 largest asset managers to execute trades, as well as manage post trade settlement processes.

The team develops sophisticated electronic trading systems handling hundreds of billions of dollars in AUM. The products are built on Java, Node.js and Oracle on the server side and modern web technologies on the front end. The product suite is expanding both vertically with new features and also horizontally into other businesses and new asset classes. The product has a microservices architecture and runs in AWS/Kubernetes.

The ideal candidate is a senior Java developer with excellent JEE, messaging and database development experience. Knowledge and experience of microservices architecture and Kubernetes is highly desirable.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Work with the team to define high-level technical requirements and architecture for the back-end services.
• Develop new application features and enhance existing ones.
• Develop relevant documentation and diagrams.
• Work with other teams for deployment, testing, training and production support.
• Integration with front-end development/services.
• Ensure that development, coding, privacy and security standards are adhered to at all times.

Qualifications

• Great knowledge and experience with core java 11+ and JEE technologies such as concurrency, JDBC, Spring, Hibernate/JPA etc.
• Strong skills with Object Oriented design and code refactoring. Great knowledge and experience of functional and reactive programming (FRP) is highly desirable.
• Write clean and quality code.
• Great knowledge and experience with data modeling and database development (SQL, PL/SQL).
• Good knowledge and experience of microservices architecture and Kubernetes.
• Strong communication skills and work ethics.
• Passionate about professional software development.

Further Notes

• This is a hands-on developer positions within a small elite development team that moves very fast.
• Among all technical skills, core java knowledge and experience as well as OO design skills is preference #1; JEE including JDBC, Spring, JPA/Hibernate #2; Microservices architecture and Kubernetes experience #3.
• Knowledge and experience with messaging (RabbitMQ/Kafka), Redis, websocket is a big plus.
• Good knowledge and experience with GenAI especially dev tools like CoPilot and Claude Code is preferred.

This is an exciting opportunity for somebody to join a cutting-edge technology team with a product that is experiencing rapid growth. We offer competitive compensation package and flexible work hour.

Salary Range

$90,000 - $157,500 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.

For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home.

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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Job ID: R-790315