Java Technical Lead - Assistant Vice President

State Street Corporation

Not specified (assumed hybrid based on industry norms).
Java technical leadership
Full development lifecycle
Design, enhance, maintain core frameworks
State Street Corporation is seeking a Java Technical Lead - Assistant Vice President to enhance their investment management platform through technical leadership and innovative software solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly in Java and cloud-native technologies, along with a strong background in financial services

Job Summary

  • Lead and drive key technical initiatives and projects, improving existing platform capabilities, supporting operational adoption, and enabling future scalability and growth.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership across the full development lifecycle, including analysis, design, development, testing, debugging, and delivery of large-scale, complex software solutions within business and technical domains.
  • Develop, test, and implement production-grade software using Java, cloud-native technologies, React, JavaScript/TypeScript, and emerging capabilities such as GenAI, while maintaining a strong hands-on engineering role.

Matching Summary

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State Street Corporation is seeking a Java Technical Lead - Assistant Vice President to enhance their investment management platform through technical leadership and innovative software solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly in Java and cloud-native technologies, along with a strong background in financial services.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Java technical leadership
  • full development lifecycle
  • design, enhance, maintain core frameworks
  • translate complex requirements
  • lead problem-solving complex challenges
  • design and guide data domain interactions
  • develop production-grade software
  • code and design reviews
  • write and review automated tests
  • contribute to agile delivery process

Nice-to-have

  • pioneering role in indexing
  • quantitative investing
  • creating the first U.S.-listed ETF
  • tailored investment solutions
  • rigorous, research-driven investment process
  • inventing new ways to invest
  • positive, proactive, can-do attitude

Key Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in software engineering
  • Deep expertise in object-oriented design, design patterns, SOLID principles
  • Strong proficiency in Java
  • Proven experience designing, building, and deploying distributed systems and scalable microservices
  • Hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures on AWS and/or Azure
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies
  • Familiarity with messaging and streaming platforms
  • Experience with observability and monitoring tools
  • Front-end development experience using modern web technologies
  • Proven experience working with relational and NoSQL data stores
  • Strong understanding of SDLC phases
  • Ability to analyze complex business and technical problems
  • Demonstrated understanding of AI and Generative AI concepts
  • Working knowledge of Python
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in financial services domain
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field

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