State Street Corporation

Senior Lead Software Engineer - Custody & Securities Processing

State Street Corporation$120K — $217K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of technology leadership experience in financial services.
  • Experience with custody platforms or post-trade systems (settlements, asset servicing).
  • Strong technical expertise across hybrid environments (mainframe, cloud, distributed).
  • Proven leadership in Agile methodologies.
  • Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
  • Hands-on experience with AI and machine learning in enterprise settings.
  • Ability to manage and influence stakeholders globally.

Responsibilities

  • Drive full-cycle delivery for the custody platform.
  • Oversee quality and cost-effectiveness of platform initiatives.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop technical solutions.
  • Lead design/code reviews and promote technical excellence.
  • Enhance Agile practices for project execution.
  • Manage delivery risks and program constraints efficiently.
  • Champion modernization and cloud integration efforts.

Benefits

  • 401K retirement plan with company match.
  • Comprehensive health insurance options including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Paid time off for vacation, sick leave, and family care.
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Program.
  • Incentive compensation based on performance.
  • Opportunities for ongoing professional development and training.
Full Job Description
Who we are looking for

We are modernizing a mission-critical custody and securities processing platform supporting high-volume post-trade operations. The platform processes large-scale financial transactions with stringent requirements for availability, resiliency, data integrity, and regulatory compliance across both legacy and modern technology environments.

We are seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer with strong technical leadership experience to lead engineering teams providing system architecture design and team leadership bridging the gap between high-level product goals and everyday technical execution.

This role is ideal for someone who:
  • Leads high-performing engineering teams responsible for mission-critical financial platforms
  • Navigates complex technical and operational challenges in high-volume transaction processing environments
  • Influences technology strategy, platform evolution, and modernization initiatives
  • Drives architectural decisions, integration patterns, and engineering best practices across the organization

What you will be responsible for

Engineering Leadership and Delivery
  • Establish and drive architectural direction, integration strategies, and engineering best practices across critical business platforms
  • Build, develop, and lead high-performing engineering teams focused on quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement
  • Own delivery outcomes for mission-critical platform capabilities, ensuring scalability, resiliency, and reliability
  • Partner with product, operations, and business stakeholders to deliver solutions across complex, interconnected workflows and regulatory environments
  • Drive platform evolution through modernization initiatives, process optimization, and technology lifecycle management

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role:
  • Leadership experience overseeing mission-critical enterprise platforms
  • Expertise in transaction processing, systems integration, and architecture
  • Success leading platform modernization and transformation initiatives
  • Experience with both legacy and modern technologies
  • Strong technical, delivery, and people leadership skills

Education & Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience:10+ years of software development experience, with at least 5+ years in a senior technical leadership role
  • Agile delivery experience in large-scale enterprise environments
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field

Work Requirement
  • Onsite 4 days a week in office and one day remote
  • Standard business hours aligned to project and stakeholder needs (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM)


Salary Range:
$120,000 - $217,500 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.

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

About State Street Corporation

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39,335 employees
Market Cap
$28.4 billion
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Net Income
$2.4 billion
Founded
1792
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