State Street Corporation

Senior Software Engineer II, AVP

State Street Corporation • $90K — $157K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field; MS preferred.
  • 10-12 years of software engineering experience, with 5 years in a supervisory role.
  • 5 years in financial services, focusing on Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, or Wealth Management.
  • Strong background in object-oriented programming and relational databases.
  • 5 years of experience with Agile development methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Manage development team staff, including work assignments and performance evaluations.
  • Collaborate with Product Owner to design software solutions and manage product backlog.
  • Lead Agile development process as Scrum Master, promoting continuous improvement.
  • Identify and implement strategies to enhance team development and product quality.
  • Write and approve software development specifications and project proposals.
  • Provide expert guidance during code reviews and advise on complex technical issues.
  • Monitor project progress to meet product and scheduling objectives.
  • Review testing strategies to ensure high product quality.
  • Mentor team members to enhance technical and financial domain knowledge.
  • Develop and implement software applications using Java, C#, SQL, and JavaScript.

Benefits

  • 401K retirement savings plan with company match.
  • Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Paid time off for vacation, sick leave, and family care responsibilities.
  • Access to Employee Assistance Program.
  • Eligibility for performance-based incentive compensation.
Full Job Description
Who we are looking for

An experienced software engineer who will be an individual contributor responsible for redesigning the current system to deliver a market leading solution front to back in OTC derivatives. The individual/s must have experience in developing derivatives trading and valuation systems and will provide engineering expertise for the given product area within the team and across the Engineering organization. They will be working as part of the OTC product development team in an agile manner to first prototype then to productionize the various system enhancements working in conjunction with SMEs. They may also be required to deliver support and assistance to customers and other teams within Charles River.

What you will be responsible for

As a Senior Developer, you will:
  • Manage a development team's staff, including assignment of work items, employee performance, engagement and professional development
  • Work with Product Owner to design and develop software solutions to meet market need and assist in managing the product backlog for their functional area
  • Fulfill the Scrum Master role by leading the team in their Agile development process and working to foster a strong continuous improvement culture
  • Identify improvements in team development and quality including defining new strategies, processes, and required tooling to improve quality
  • Write, review and approve software development specifications, projects, proposals, methods and schedules
  • Provide expert guidance and critical analysis of proposed changes during code reviews
  • Advise staff members on complex technical problems including specifying proper software designs and use of existing facilities to solve common problems
  • Monitor progress on a variety of initiatives and work packages to ensure fulfillment of product and scheduling objectives
  • Review testing strategy and test plans for team's product to ensure high product quality
  • Mentor team members to cultivate technical and financial domain knowledge expertise, and assist with developing other essential skills to further their careers
  • Develop, test, debug, and implement software programs, applications and projects using Java, C#, SQL, JavaScript, or other related software engineering languages as well as keeping abreast of emerging technologies impactful to CRDs business
  • Work with the client services organization to provide support & maintenance to current customers
  • Coordinate with other Scrum teams within the R&D organization to ensure seamless integration of functional workflows


What we value
  • Experience in back-end technologies: Java, C#, Python, and external facing API development
  • Able to independently design specs
  • Able to work on small to medium projects with little to no supervision and on more complex tasks with no oversight
  • Very good written and verbal communication skills
  • Self-starter and ability to work alone and in a collaborative team environment
  • Experience developing event driven architectures
  • Experience developing cloud native services on one the major cloud providers (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud is a plus
  • Experience in Angular or React is a plus


Education & Preferred Qualifications
  • B.S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study required. MS degree strongly preferred.
  • A minimum of 10-12 years of progressively responsible professional experience in a software engineering role required with a minimum of 5 years of experience in a supervisory role.
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in financial services developing solutions for Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post-Trade, IBOR or Wealth Management is strongly desired
  • Demonstrated experience with object-oriented programming, compiler or interpreter technologies, embedded systems, operating systems, relational databases (RDBMS), scripting and new/advanced programming languages
  • A minimum of 5 years working with an Agile development methodology
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to clearly and succinctly summarize results for upper management
  • Demonstrated experience in organizing and running efficient meetings
  • Ability to manage solution complexity to ensure simple designs and workflows
  • Ability to coordinate and lead cross-team activities
  • Strong contributor to project plans and backlog management


Salary Range:
$90,000 - $157,500 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.

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Net Income
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