Software Engineering & Development, Officer

State Street; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Medical coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Software Developer to join our Data Engineering and Data Delivery team in New Jersey. You will contribute to data quality, data delivery applications, and work within an agile scrum team to build cutting-edge financial products.

The role emphasizes independent development, testing, debugging, and collaboration in a hybrid work model. Strong Java and Python experience, plus cloud and data-streaming knowledge, are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Commercial software development with multi-tier solutions.
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Professional Java & Python development experience.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to gather and understand requirements in the financial sector.

Responsibilities

• Work independently to develop, test, and debug software enhancements and solutions within the business and technical problem domains.
• Develop, test, debug, and implement software programs, applications and projects using cloud computing using Java, Python or other related software engineering languages.
• Write unit and automation tests to ensure a high-quality end product.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Actively participate in the agile software development process by adhering to the scrum methodology including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
• Triage production issues by reviewing code and logs as needed and come up with solutions.

Skills

Java

Python

AI programming

Kubernetes

Kafka

Azure/AWS

Reactive programming

KSQL/Streams

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science

Job description

Who We Are Looking For We are looking for a Software Developer reporting directly to Lead software engineer. You will contribute to the development, enhancement, and maintenance of data quality and data delivery applications as part of an agile scrum team, working with a strong development group to build challenging, cutting‑edge products in the financial domain.

Why this role is important to us The team you will be joining is part of the Data Engineering and Data Delivery function, a capability that is vital to the company as it enables the timely, reliable, and scalable delivery of critical financial data that supports core business operations, reporting, and decision‑making.

What You Will Be Responsible For As Software Developer you will

• Work independently to develop, test, and debug software enhancements and solutions within the business and technical problem domains
• Develop, test, debug, and implement software programs, applications and projects using cloud computing using Java, python or other related software engineering languages
• Write unit and automation tests to ensure a high-quality end product
• Participate in code reviews
• Actively participate in the agile software development process by adhering to the scrum methodology including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
• Triage production issues by reviewing code and logs as needed and come up with solutions

What We Value These skills will help you succeed in this role

• Extensive Java n-tier application experience
• Python, Java programming Languages
• Good understanding of AI enabled programming
• Kubernetes, Kafka, Azure, AWS
• Reactive programing, KSQL, Streams

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Commercial software development, proficient in developing multi-tier solutions
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent field
• Knowledgeable of commercial software development,
• Professional Java & Python development experience
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), good interpersonal skills
• Ability to gather and understand requirements in the financial sector (Math background highly desirable)
• Able to work well with peers in a collaborative team environment
• Experience working with an Agile development methodology is desired

Additional Requirements

• Ability to analyze business requirements and develop solutions to the business needs
• Strong communication skills, self-motivated, detail oriented, and highly responsible.
• Strong collaboration skills, working with multiple teams in various locations in an agile environment.

Work Requirement

• Hybrid with minimum 4 days in office
• 8:30 AM to 5 PM

Salary Range $70,000 - $118,750 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.

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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