Senior Java Tech Lead — Corporate Functions & Data Platforms

State Street; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 217,500; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Corporate Functions Lead Software Engineer – VP III to design and modernize enterprise platforms across HR, Legal, Audit, Compliance, and Risk. The role combines hands-on software engineering with strategic leadership to deliver scalable, API-first systems and data platforms.

The ideal candidate will bring 12+ years of software engineering experience, 8+ years in Java-based enterprise solutions, and deep expertise in Java, Spring, microservices, REST APIs, and

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience.
• 8+ years developing enterprise Java solutions.
• Strong hands-on development and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience leading technical teams without direct management authority.

Responsibilities

• Define technical roadmaps and engineering approaches for strategic initiatives.
• Lead design and development of enterprise-grade applications and APIs.
• Mentor engineers and drive engineering standards and reviews across programs.
• Drive modernization of legacy technologies to API-first, cloud-native architectures.
• Lead enterprise integration efforts with Workday, ServiceNow, and Microsoft 365.

Skills

Java engineering

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

Databricks

Cloud AWS

Leadership

Enterprise Integrations

Tools

Workday

ServiceNow

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Job description

State Street is seeking a Corporate Functions Lead Software Engineer – VP III to design and modernize enterprise platforms across HR, Legal, Audit, Compliance, and Risk. The role combines hands-on software engineering with strategic leadership to deliver scalable, API-first systems and data platforms.

The ideal candidate will bring 12+ years of software engineering experience, 8+ years in Java-based enterprise solutions, and deep expertise in Java, Spring, microservices, REST APIs, and