Senior Lead Software Engineer – Custody & Securities Processing

State Street; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to guide architectural direction and lead teams delivering a mission-critical custody and securities platform. You will bridge product goals with technical execution across high-volume processing environments.

With 10+ years in software, and at least 5 years in senior technical leadership, you will influence modernization, integration patterns, and engineering best practices while partnering with product and operations for complex workflows.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience
• 5+ years in a senior technical leadership role
• Bachelor's degree in a related field

Responsibilities

• Establish and drive architectural direction, integration strategies, and engineering best practices across critical business platforms
• Build, develop, and lead high-performing engineering teams focused on quality and operational excellence
• Own delivery outcomes for mission-critical platform capabilities, ensuring scalability and reliability
• Partner with product, operations, and stakeholders to deliver solutions across complex workflows
• Drive platform evolution through modernization initiatives and lifecycle management

Skills

Leadership

Transaction processing

Systems integration

Architecture

Platform modernization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Who We Are Looking For

We are modernizing a mission-critical custody and securities processing platform supporting high-volume post-trade operations. The platform processes large-scale financial transactions with stringent requirements for availability, resiliency, data integrity, and regulatory compliance across both legacy and modern technology environments.

We are seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer with strong technical leadership experience to lead engineering teams providing system architecture design and team leadership bridging the gap between high-level product goals and everyday technical execution.

This Role Is Ideal For Someone Who

• Leads high-performing engineering teams responsible for mission-critical financial platforms
• Navigates complex technical and operational challenges in high-volume transaction processing environments
• Influences technology strategy, platform evolution, and modernization initiatives
• Drives architectural decisions, integration patterns, and engineering best practices across the organization

What You Will Be Responsible For

Engineering Leadership and Delivery

• Establish and drive architectural direction, integration strategies, and engineering best practices across critical business platforms
• Build, develop, and lead high-performing engineering teams focused on quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement
• Own delivery outcomes for mission-critical platform capabilities, ensuring scalability, resiliency, and reliability
• Partner with product, operations, and business stakeholders to deliver solutions across complex, interconnected workflows and regulatory environments
• Drive platform evolution through modernization initiatives, process optimization, and technology lifecycle management

We Value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

• Leadership experience overseeing mission-critical enterprise platforms
• Expertise in transaction processing, systems integration, and architecture
• Success leading platform modernization and transformation initiatives
• Experience with both legacy and modern technologies
• Strong technical, delivery, and people leadership skills

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Experience:10+ years of software development experience, with at least 5+ years in a senior technical leadership role
• Agile delivery experience in large-scale enterprise environments
• Bachelor's degree in a related field

Work Requirement

• Onsite 4 days a week in office and one day remote
• Standard business hours aligned to project and stakeholder needs (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM)

Salary Range

$120,000 - $217,500 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.

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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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Job ID: R-788306