Software Engineering & Development Lead, Vice President, Onsite

State Street Corp; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking a hands‑on Application Engineering Lead to provide engineering leadership for a large scale, business critical platform. You will work in a fast‑paced Agile environment across geographies, delivering secure, scalable, resilient enterprise solutions in the cloud.

As a Software Engineering & Development Lead, Vice President, you will guide teams, collaborate with business and IT, and ensure production readiness and operational stability while mentoring talent and

Qualifications

• 12+ years’ experience in IT developing enterprise applications and data processing solutions.
• Experience with multi-platform, multi database and/or multi language.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS Compute services like EC2, Lambda, ECS or EKS and AWS RDS (Postgres SQL development).
• Hands‑on experience with ReactJS or other front end programming languages.
• Experience with designing & delivering solutions on AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Experience with event driven architecture, micro‑services, and serverless development patterns.
• Experience leading agile delivery & adhering to SDLC processes is required.
• Experience in financial industry working on financial reporting/regulatory projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead software engineering teams delivering large-scale enterprise applications
• Partner with business, architecture, infrastructure, and risk teams to deliver strategic technology solutions.
• Oversee solution design, development, production readiness, and operational stability.
• Mentor engineering talent and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Communicate technology strategy, risks, and delivery progress to senior leadership.
• Design and develop cloud native applications in AWS for the IMS West business unit
• Provide hands‑on support during critical delivery initiatives and complex production challenges.

Skills

Enterprise software development

AWS (Compute services)

ReactJS

Cloud platforms

Event‑driven architecture

Microservices

Agile delivery

Regulatory/financial domain

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science

Tools

AWS EC2

AWS Lambda

AWS ECS

AWS EKS

AWS RDS PostgreSQL

ReactJS

Job description

Who We Are Looking For

State Street is looking for a hands‑on Application Engineering Lead to provide engineering leadership in build out of a large scale business critical platform. The candidate will work in a dynamic, fast‑paced Agile team environment, working closely with business and IT staff across business units and geographies and will bring deep experience leading software engineering teams to deliver ecure, scalable, resilient, and high‑performing enterprise solutions in the cloud.

What You Will Be Responsible For

As a Software Engineering & Development Lead, Vice President you will

• Lead software engineering teams delivering large-scale enterprise applications
• Partner with business, architecture, infrastructure, and risk teams to deliver strategic technology solutions.
• Oversee solution design, development, production readiness, and operational stability.
• Mentor engineering talent and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Communicate technology strategy, risks, and delivery progress to senior leadership.
• Design and develop cloud native applications in AWS for the IMS West business unit
• Provide hands‑on support during critical delivery initiatives and complex production challenges.

What We Value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

• 12+ years’ experience in IT developing enterprise applications and data processing solutions
• Experience with multi-platform, multi database and/or multi language
• Hands‑on experience with AWS Compute services like EC2, Lambda, ECS or EKS and AWS RDS (Posgres SQL development)
• Hands‑on experience with ReactJS or other front end programming languages
• Experience with designing & delivering solutions on AWS or other cloud platforms
• Experience with event driven architecture, micro‑services, and serverless development patterns
• Experience leading agile delivery & adhering to SDLC processes is required
• Experience in financial industry working on financial reporting/regulatory projects is a plus

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Masters or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 12+ years of experience developing enterprise scale applications

Additional Requirements

• Candidate must work primarily in the Pacific Time Zone (California).
• Regular collaboration with offshore teams in India and China as well as with management and technical teams on the U.S. East Coast is required.
• Demonstrated prior experience leading, motivating, coaching and developing people and teams.
• Demonstrated solid interpersonal skills, team‑work attitude and drive collaborative initiatives.

Work Requirement

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

Salary Range

$125,000 - $215,000 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, 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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