Software Engineer - Backend Platforms, Assistant Vice President (Wealth Custody & Clearing)

State Street; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street, a leader in wealth custody and clearing, seeks Assistant Vice Presidents, Software Engineers to design, build, test, and maintain enterprise backend systems. You will develop scalable APIs, microservices, and cloud‑enabled capabilities that support custody, onboarding, trading, and advisory workflows.

Join a cross‑functional team focused on secure, observable, and compliant software delivering production‑grade solutions for RIAs and broker‑dealers in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering, backend engineering, or application development with increasing responsibility.
• Experience delivering business‑critical applications in Agile software development environments.
• Hands‑on experience with Java, Kotlin, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript and API‑driven platforms.
• Proven ability to design scalable, secure, and observable backend services in complex enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy enterprise‑grade software solutions for Wealth Custody & Clearing platform.
• Build scalable backend services, APIs, integrations, and platform capabilities.
• Develop cloud‑enabled and API‑first solutions with modern engineering practices.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Engineering teams.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, engineering standards, and platform delivery.
• Support integrations with external fintech, custody, clearing, and market providers.
• Ensure performance, resiliency, security, observability, and data integrity.
• Participate in Agile delivery processes, estimation, sprint planning, and production support.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster engineering excellence and ownership.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

API design

Distributed systems

Cloud

CI/CD

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Tools

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Event‑driven architectures

Enterprise integration patterns

Job description

Who we are looking for

State Street's Wealth Custody & Clearing business is seeking multiple Assistant Vice Presidents, Software Engineers to join our growing Technology organization. These are hands‑on engineering roles responsible for designing, developing, testing, and supporting modern software capabilities across our wealth custody and clearing platform.

We are seeking engineers with experience in senior backend development, software development engineering, API‑driven platforms, distributed systems, cloud‑enabled development, and enterprise application delivery. Successful candidates will help build resilient, scalable, secure, and production‑grade technology solutions supporting advisor, brokerage, custody, clearing, trading, onboarding, servicing, and operational workflows.

This role is intended to support multiple engineering needs across the platform. Final team alignment may vary based on candidate experience and business priorities, including backend engineering, full‑stack development, API and integration engineering, platform engineering, or cloud‑native application development.

Why this role is important to us

The team you will be joining is part of Wealth Custody & Clearing, a strategic growth initiative focused on building a modern, scalable, and highly integrated platform for RIAs, broker‑dealers, and wealth management firms. Software Engineers are critical to delivering the digital capabilities, services, integrations, and operational workflows required to support a highly regulated, transaction‑oriented wealth platform.

This role is important because WC&C requires strong engineering execution across core platform services, client and advisor experiences, third‑party integrations, data movement, workflow automation, and production resiliency. The selected candidates will help ensure the platform is built with the right foundation for scale, security, reliability, observability, and long‑term maintainability.

What you will be responsible for

As an Assistant Vice President, Software Engineer, you will:

• Design, develop, test, and deploy enterprise‑grade software solutions supporting the Wealth Custody & Clearing platform
• Build scalable backend services, APIs, integrations, and platform capabilities that support custody, clearing, onboarding, trading, servicing, reporting, and advisor workflows
• Develop cloud‑enabled and API‑first solutions using modern engineering practices, secure coding standards, and strong software design principles
• Partner with Product, Architecture, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Engineering teams to translate business requirements into high‑quality technical solutions
• Contribute to technical design reviews, architecture discussions, engineering standards, and platform delivery decisions
• Support integration initiatives with external fintech, custody, clearing, broker‑dealer, and market infrastructure providers
• Ensure solutions meet expectations for performance, resiliency, security, observability, auditability, data integrity, and operational readiness
• Participate in Agile delivery processes, including estimation, sprint planning, development, testing, release readiness, deployment, and production support
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues, support root‑cause analysis, and contribute to continuous platform improvement
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of engineering excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement

What we value

• Strong software engineering fundamentals with a focus on secure, scalable, maintainable, and well‑tested solutions
• Hands‑on experience building production‑grade applications, backend services, APIs, or distributed systems in complex enterprise environments
• Ability to connect technical decisions to business outcomes and deliver practical solutions in a highly regulated operating environment
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Comfort navigating ambiguity, solving complex problems, and contributing to a fast‑moving platform buildout
• Ownership mindset with a commitment to resiliency, quality, documentation, and operational excellence

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent professional experience will also be considered
• 7+ years of software engineering, backend engineering, or application development experience with progressively increasing responsibility
• Experience delivering business‑critical applications in Agile software development environments
• Hands‑on experience with modern programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar technologies
• Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, distributed systems, event‑driven architectures, and enterprise integration patterns
• Experience with cloud‑enabled development, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, automated testing, and modern s