Software Engineering & Development

Quest Oracle Community; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off and disability coverage

Employee Assistance Program

Performance-based awards

Tax-advantaged savings plans

Job summary

State Street Bank and Trust Company in Austin, TX seeks a Technical Lead for software engineering across frontend and backend on derivatives and loan platforms. You will design, implement, and deliver high-throughput systems, coordinating with offshore teams and business analysts to align with agile roadmaps.

Responsibilities include modernizing DHub/LHQ, enabling scalable web apps, and ensuring CI/CD excellence while maintaining audit-ready document management solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field with 7 years of hands-on development experience.
• 7 years solid experience in Financial Industry and complex asset classes including OTC derivatives and bank loans.
• 7 years designing multi-threaded backend applications for high-throughput processing.
• 7 years transforming legacy desktop apps into scalable cloud-native web apps.
• 7 years of experience with Java/J2EE.
• 5 years with React JS and GWT.
• 5 years experience with web services and JMS.
• 5 years with Oracle, PL/SQL, stored procedures or Exadata/SQL Server.
• 5 years of DB optimization knowledge to identify bottlenecks.
• 5 years with streaming platforms like Apache Kafka to enable microservices.
• 5 years with Document Management Systems (DMS) for scalable ingestion, storage, tagging and archiving.
• 4 years designing Spring Boot-based scheduler jobs.

Responsibilities

• Lead development on large, complex projects handling derivatives and bank loan platforms.
• Develop front-end solutions using UI frameworks (React, GWT) and back-end modules with Java/Spring.
• Collaborate with onshore/offshore teams, analysts and stakeholders to translate business needs into Epics and roadmaps.
• Champion CI/CD and agile practices while modernizing legacy platforms.
• Serve as SME on DHub/LHQ processes and ensure application reliability and performance.

Skills

Java/J2EE

React JS

GWT

Web services

JMS

Oracle/PL-SQL

SQL/Exadata

Kafka

DMS

Spring Boot

Offshore coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Offshore development teams

Job description

Software Engineering & Development (State Street Bank and Trust Company; Austin, TX): Technical lead for large complex projects for State Street involving listed options and futures, over the counter (OTC) derivatives and cleared derivatives products as well as Bank Loans products like syndicated and private loans. This individual will be responsible for: Developing web front-end solutions using UI frameworks, such as React JS, GWT; Developing and maintaining middle-tier and backend modules using Java, Spring web services, streaming, messaging, PL/SQL and hibernate technologies; Working in a lead developer capacity on projects related to the onboarding of clients to the Derivatives Hub (DHub) and Bank Loans HQ (LHQ); Working closely with developers, architects and a variety of end users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction; Developing application solutions through effective use of offshore development teams; Adopting and championing continuous integration and agile development best practices; Working with Business Analysts in translating business requirements into Agile Epics and Sequencing Roadmaps; Working as tech lead as part of modernization/transformation efforts related to the DHub and legacy Loans platforms; Serving as a Subject Matter Expert on DHub/LHQ business and process flow; Maintaining a solid understanding of DHub/LHQ applications and their functionality related to derivatives processing; Performing root cause analysis to identify major issues for clients, and conducting business analysis to determine the cause of any discrepancies relating to the DHub and LHQ platforms; Proactively identifying and resolving project issues, troubleshooting data queries, and working collaboratively with various development and support teams at State Street; and Regularly communicating with onshore and offshore teams and participating in status meeting with various application stakeholders. Hybrid-remote telecommuting permitted pursuant to Company policy.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or its equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, plus 7 years of experience with hands-on technology development.

Total experience above must include the following

• 7 years of solid hands‑on technology experience with Financial Industry and Complex Operations asset classes such as Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) and Bank Loans both Syndicated and Private loans
• 7 years of experience designing multi-threaded backend applications to achieve high-throughput processing volumes
• 7 years of experience successfully transforming legacy desktop‑based applications into scalable, cloud‑native web applications, significantly reducing maintenance overhead while enhancing usability and deployment flexibility
• 7 years of experience and demonstrated solid ability in Java/J2EE
• 5 years of experience and demonstrated advanced expertise with UI frameworks, such as React JS, GWT
• 5 years of hands‑on experience and demonstrated solid ability with web services and JMS
• 5 years of hands‑on experience and demonstrated solid ability with Oracle, PL/SQL, stored procedures, or Exadata, SQL Server
• 5 years of experience with and solid working knowledge of DB optimization concepts to identify bottlenecks in Query and Stored Procedures of legacy modules
• 5 years of experience and demonstrated solid ability with streaming platforms like Apache Kafka or data‑driven services to support application architecture to break monolithic workflows into microservices and establish communication
• 5 years of solid ability with Document Management Systems (DMS), with a strong focus on designing and supporting scalable solutions for document ingestion, secure storage, metadata tagging, retrieval, and archiving to ensure audit readiness
• 4 years of experience designing and implementing spring boot‑based scheduler jobs to efficiently utilize limited system resources and deliver high throughput

Must also have the following

• Proven experience in developing and maintaining systems designed to ingest and process large volumes of bank loans lifecycle event documents with exceptional reliability and high throughput
• Proven experience working with high-volume, high-throughput, low-latency applications
• Proven ability to proactively identify and resolve project issues
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated strong level of competence in results focus, business acumen and curiosity, technology level influence and teamwork

Salary

$163,550 to $180,000 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

• 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)
• eligibility for certain tax‑advantaged savings plans

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

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