State Street Corporation

Platform Engineering Lead, VP

State Street Corporation$120K — $217K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
  • 12+ years in IT delivery, including 3+ years in AI/ML and data engineering
  • Strong expertise in Python, Apache Spark, PySpark, and Databricks for data processing
  • Experience designing and deploying machine learning and generative AI models
  • Deep understanding of AI evaluation frameworks and responsible AI practices
  • Effective communicator experienced in influencing cross-functional teams
  • Strong data modeling skills for regulated financial services.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design, development, and deployment of solutions for document processing and automation
  • Collaborate with teams to transform business needs into data-driven workflows
  • Promote security, compliance, and explainability in data solutions
  • Establish reusable frameworks and evaluation pipelines for data projects
  • Prioritize initiatives and manage timelines according to enterprise goals
  • Define data architecture patterns for fund accounting and custody domains
  • Partner with stakeholders to model investment data concepts
  • Establish quality controls and integration standards for accurate reporting

Benefits

  • 401K plan with company match
  • Comprehensive insurance coverage including life, medical, dental, and vision
  • Paid time off for vacation and family care
  • Access to Employee Assistance Program
  • Incentive compensation based on performance
  • Eligibility for certain tax-advantaged savings plans
Full Job Description

What you will be responsible for

As Data Engineering Lead you will:

  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of solutions across use cases such as document processing, intelligent agents, and automation frameworks
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into data-driven workflows using modern orchestration tools
  • Promote responsible practices including security, compliance, and explainability, while ensuring robust deployment
  • Establish reusable frameworks, evaluation pipelines, and scalable components to accelerate adoption and maintain consistency
  • Prioritize initiatives, manage delivery timelines, and align efforts with enterprise goals
  • Define and evolve data architecture patterns for fund accounting, custody, and reference data domains, ensuring clear lineage from source systems through consumption layers
  • Partner with business and technology stakeholders to model complex investment data concepts, including NAV, positions, transactions, cash, income, corporate actions, securities, accounts, and party/reference data
  • Establish scalable data models, integration standards, and quality controls that support accurate accounting, custody servicing, reconciliation, regulatory reporting, and client-facing data delivery
  • Drive architecture decisions that balance domain expertise, data governance, performance, security, and reuse across enterprise data platforms

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

  • Solid understanding of modern data engineering concepts and emerging technologies
  • Experience with Python and relevant libraries such as FastAPI, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Pandas; Java experience is a plus
  • Familiarity with distributed systems, orchestration tools, and API integration
  • Strong foundation in software engineering principles including OOPS, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms
  • Ability to manage and support multiple workflows or agents in parallel
  • Awareness of responsible technology principles and practices, including fairness, transparency, and safety
  • Experience building reusable components, libraries, and frameworks to accelerate development
  • Comfort using tools like Fiddler and Postman for API development and debugging
  • Deep understanding of fund accounting, custody, and reference data domains, with the ability to connect business concepts to scalable data architecture
  • Strong data modeling skills across positions, transactions, cash, income, securities, accounts, and party/reference data
  • Experience designing data lineage, data quality, reconciliation, and governance controls for regulated financial services platforms
  • Ability to balance domain knowledge, engineering discipline, platform reuse, and client delivery needs in architecture decisions
  • A proactive mindset with the ability to work independently and guide teams under general supervision

Education & Preferred Qualifications

Bacheloror advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field,

Overall 12 + years in IT delivery including 3+ years of hands-on experience in AI/ML and data engineering, with a strong foundation in enterprise-scale solution development

Strong hands-on expertise in Python, Apache Spark, PySpark, and Databricks for large-scale data processing and AI model development

Proven ability to design, deploy, and evaluate machine learning and generative AI models using platforms such as OpenAI, Hugging Face, Azure OpenAI, and orchestration tools like LangChain

Solid understanding of AI evaluation frameworks, responsible AI practices, and experience building reusable libraries and scalable pipelines

Effective communicator and collaborator with experience influencing cross-functional teams and stakeholders in complex, regulated environments

Work Requirement

  • John Adams Building, North Quincy, MA
  • 9 to 5 PM EST

Salary Range:

$120,000 - $217,500 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Streetcomprehensive 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 Corporation

State Street Corporation Careers

Join the dynamic team at State Street Corporation, a leading financial services provider known for its commitment to innovation, leadership, and professional growth. As a global powerhouse in investment management and servicing, we offer unparalleled job opportunities that propel your career to new heights.

Work You’ll Do

At State Street Corporation, you’ll be part of a culture that values diversity, leadership, and continuous professional development. Engage in work that transforms the financial landscape and helps our clients achieve their investment goals. Our team at State Street is at the forefront of combining industry expertise with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional service and results.

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Whether you’re looking for an entry-level position or a senior role, State Street Corporation offers a range of career paths in areas such as asset management, data analytics, finance, and technology. Our hiring process is designed to identify and nurture talent, focusing on your skills and potential. Prepare your resume, ace the interview, and join a team that’s committed to your career growth.

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Benefits and Growth

State Street Corporation is dedicated to the growth and well-being of our employees. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports both your professional and personal life. From advanced career training and leadership development programs to health and wellness benefits, we ensure that our team members have the resources they need to succeed.

Inclusive Culture and Diversity

We pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive environment where every employee can thrive. Diversity is not just embraced; it’s celebrated. At State Street, you’ll work alongside a diverse group of professionals who bring a wide range of perspectives and ideas to the table. Our diversity training programs are designed to enhance collaboration and innovation across our global team.

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Size
39,335 employees
Market Cap
$28.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.4 billion
Founded
1792
5 Year Trend
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