Software Engineering & Development, Assistant Vice President

State Street; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street in Irvine, CA seeks an experienced Java Developer to design and deliver new features, and to accelerate the transformation of legacy systems into microservices for a leading investment manager.

You will apply strong OOP, design patterns, and test automation while collaborating across teams to ensure reliable end-to-end transaction processing across multiple asset classes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• At least 7 years of hands-on Java/J2EE experience.
• Strong SQL/Stored procedures knowledge (Sybase).

Responsibilities

• Designs and builds new software and features on existing systems.
• Utilizes OOP and design patterns to promote maintainability and testability.
• Provides detailed technical designs for releases.
• Transform legacy systems into microservices.
• Reverse engineering legacy systems into modern architectures.
• Understand end-to-end transaction processing across asset classes.
• Participates in automated testing and various testing levels.
• Performs code reviews and collaborates with the team.
• Validates production deployments.

Skills

Java/J2EE

SDLC & Agile

OOP & Design Patterns

Testing & QA awareness

Code reviews & collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

7+ years hands-on Java/J2EE

Tools

Sybase SQL

Job description

Who We Are Looking For

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking an experienced J2EE/JAVA developer with previous exposure to working in a financial services industry. The right individual will need to leverage their existing skills to quickly familiarise themselves with our existing environment and technology to deliver on time sensitive projects for a leading investment manager.

What You Will Be Responsible For

As a Java Developer you will

• Designs and builds new software and features to existing software
• Uses strong knowledge of object-oriented programming and design patterns to design software that promotes efficiency, testability, and maintainability
• Provide detailed articulate technical designs explaining what and how the application components are impacted for release changes
• Convert legacy system into micro services or has converted a legacy system by breaking it into micro services.
• Reverse engineering and digital transformation of legacy system into modern design
• Understand complex end-to-end transaction processing flows through multiple applications across a broad range of financial asset classes.
• Understanding the importance of automated testing and different levels at which these need to be performed
• Perform code reviews and collaboratively work with team members in product development efforts
• Validating production deployment of applications

What We Value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

• Self- motivated, curious, creative and passionate about emerging technology
• Strong understanding of SDLC process and project methodologies (Agile/Scrum).
• Application issue diagnosis skills
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Strong team collaboration skills
• Excellent communication & analytical skills
• Ability to multi-task and succeed in a dynamic, high demand environment

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related or relevant field
• 7+ years of hands‑on experience in Java/J2EE
• Hands‑on advanced knowledge of relational databases/SQL/Stored procedures (Sybase