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About the Role

As a senior technical leader within the WC&C Technology team, you will architect, design, and lead the development of high-scale, low-latency distributed systems in a cloud native environment. This role operates at a staff/principal level, influencing architecture and engineering practices across multiple teams and domains. You will partner closely with product, data, risk, and business stakeholders to deliver financial grade systems that meet stringent requirements for accuracy, availability, security, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

Architect and lead the development of high scale, low latency backend systems supporting custody, clearing, and wealth platforms
Define and enforce engineering standards, architectural patterns, and system design principles across backend teams
Drive the long-term technical vision and architecture for distributed systems and data platforms
Partner with product, data, and business leaders to translate complex requirements into scalable technical solutions
Mentor senior engineers and serve as a technical multiplier, raising the overall engineering bar across the organization
Lead critical incident response, performance optimization, and system reliability initiatives for production platforms
Evaluate, recommend, and introduce new technologies aligned with WC&C’s strategic and regulatory objectives
Ensure systems meet enterprise expectations for resiliency, observability, auditability, and security

Requirements

9+ years of backend software engineering experience, with a strong record of building and scaling distributed systems
Demonstrated experience operating at a Staff or Principal Engineer level, influencing multiple teams or technical domains
Proven expertise designing systems with high availability, fault tolerance, and strong data consistency guarantees
Track record of ownership over largescale architecture decisions and long-term system evolution
Experience working in production critical environments where reliability, accuracy, and operational excellence are paramount
Strong understanding of wealth management, brokerage, or financial services platforms
Familiarity with core financial concepts, including: Portfolio management and rebalancing, Trading systems and order lifecycle management, Market data ingestion and processing, Account structures, tax optimization, or retirement products
Experience building systems requiring high precision (e.g., monetary calculations), full auditability, and regulatory compliance
Working knowledge of financial regulations or standards (e.g., SEC, FINRA, GDPR) is a strong plus

Skills

Java
Spring Boot
Microservices based architectures
Cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
Container orchestration (Kubernetes)
PostgreSQL
Distributed data stores
Caching layers
Event driven architectures
Messaging systems (e.g., Kafka)
API design
System design tradeoffs, including consistency, latency, scalability, and resiliency

Location

Primary location specified

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
Staff
Principal

Education Level

Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
Equivalent practical experience will be considered

Salary/Compensations

$120,000 - $202,500 Annual

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits program
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 Employee Assistance Program
Incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards
Eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans

About the Company

State Street’s Wealth Custody & Clearing (WC&C) business delivers institutional grade custody, clearing, and platform services to wealth managers, broker dealers, and financial institutions.
As WC&C continues to scale its digital and cloud native platforms, we are building modern, resilient backend systems that support high volume financial transactions, real-time data access, and regulatory grade controls.
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.

Equal Opportunity

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.