Software Engineer – Backend Platforms, Assistant Vice President (Wealth Custody & Clearing)

Salary$90k – $158k
LocationBoston, Massachusetts; Princeton, New Jersey; Austin, Texas; Quincy, Massachusetts; Clifton, New Jersey
Work modehybrid
Typefull-time
SeniorityVP
Experience7+ yrs
DepartmentEngineering
Company size10,000+ people
PostedOct 6, 2026 · 6d ago
Verified live14h ago
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent professional experience will also be considered
7+ years of software engineering, backend engineering, or application development experience with progressively increasing responsibility
Experience delivering business-critical applications in Agile software development environments
Hands-on experience with modern programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar technologies
Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and enterprise integration patterns
Experience with cloud-enabled development, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, automated testing, and modern software delivery tooling
Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Comfort navigating ambiguity, solving complex problems, and contributing to a fast-moving platform buildout
Ownership mindset with a commitment to resiliency, quality, documentation, and operational excellence
Candidates should be comfortable working in an enterprise technology environment where accuracy, resiliency, security, controls, documentation, and operational readiness are critical
Experience with relational databases, NoSQL databases, messaging platforms, observability tools, monitoring, logging, and performance optimization
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, or containerized application deployment
Financial services experience; wealth management, brokerage, custody, clearing, trading, fintech, advisor platforms, or transaction processing experience considered a plus
Experience supporting systems with high availability, fault tolerance, strong data integrity, and production support expectations
Skills
Java
Kotlin
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
RESTful APIs
microservices
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
NoSQL
relational databases
event-driven architectures
DevOps
cloud platforms
Benefits
401(k)
Health insurance
Dental
Vision
Long term disability
Life insurance
PTO
Employee assistance program
Incentive compensation
Who we are looking for
State Street’s Wealth Custody & Clearing business is seeking multiple Assistant Vice Presidents, Software Engineers to join our growing Technology organization. These are hands-on engineering roles responsible for designing, developing, testing, and supporting modern software capabilities across our wealth custody and clearing platform.
Requirements
We are seeking engineers with experience in senior backend development, software development engineering, API-driven platforms, distributed systems, cloud-enabled development, and enterprise application delivery. Successful candidates will help build resilient, scalable, secure, and production-grade technology solutions supporting advisor, brokerage, custody, clearing, trading, onboarding, servicing, and operational workflows.
This role is intended to support multiple engineering needs across the platform. Final team alignment may vary based on candidate experience and business priorities, including backend engineering, full-stack development, API and integration engineering, platform engineering, or cloud-native application development.
Why this role is important to us
The team you will be joining is part of Wealth Custody & Clearing, a strategic growth initiative focused on building a modern, scalable, and highly integrated platform for RIAs, broker-dealers, and wealth management firms. Software Engineers are critical to delivering the digital capabilities, services, integrations, and operational workflows required to support a highly regulated, transaction-oriented wealth platform.
This role is important because WC&C requires strong engineering execution across core platform services, client and advisor experiences, third-party integrations, data movement, workflow automation, and production resiliency. The selected candidates will help ensure the platform is built with the right foundation for scale, security, reliability, observability, and long-term maintainability.
What you will be responsible for
As an Assistant Vice President, Software Engineer, you will:
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Design, develop, test, and deploy enterprise-grade software solutions supporting the Wealth Custody & Clearing platform
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Build scalable backend services, APIs, integrations, and platform capabilities that support custody, clearing, onboarding, trading, servicing, reporting, and advisor workflows
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Develop cloud-enabled and API-first solutions using modern engineering practices, secure coding standards, and strong software design principles
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Partner with Product, Architecture, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Engineering teams to translate business requirements into high-quality technical solutions
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Contribute to technical design reviews, architecture discussions, engineering standards, and platform delivery decisions
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Support integration initiatives with external fintech, custody, clearing, broker-dealer, and market infrastructure providers
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Ensure solutions meet expectations for performance, resiliency, security, observability, auditability, data integrity, and operational readiness
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Participate in Agile delivery processes, including estimation, sprint planning, development, testing, release readiness, deployment, and production support
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Troubleshoot complex technical issues, support root cause analysis, and contribute to continuous platform improvement
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Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of engineering excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement
What we value
Nice to have
These skills will help you succeed in this role:
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Strong software engineering fundamentals with a focus on secure, scalable, maintainable, and well-tested solutions
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Hands-on experience building production-grade applications, backend services, APIs, or distributed systems in complex enterprise environments
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Ability to connect technical decisions to business outcomes and deliver practical solutions in a highly regulated operating environment
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Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
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Comfort navigating ambiguity, solving complex problems, and contributing to a fast-moving platform buildout
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Ownership mindset with a commitment to resiliency, quality, documentation, and operational excellence
Education & Preferred Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent professional experience will also be considered
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7+ years of software engineering, backend engineering, or application development experience with progressively increasing responsibility
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Experience delivering business-critical applications in Agile software development environments
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Hands-on experience with modern programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar technologies
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Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and enterprise integration patterns
•
Experience with cloud-enabled development, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, automated testing, and modern software delivery tooling
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Experience with relational databases, NoSQL databases, messaging platforms, observability tools, monitoring, logging, and performance optimization preferred
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Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, or containerized application deployment preferred
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Financial services experience preferred; wealth management, brokerage, custody, clearing, trading, fintech, advisor platforms, or transaction processing experience considered a plus
Additional requirements
We are seeking multiple engineers across senior backend engineering and software development engineering disciplines. Candidates may be aligned to backend services, full-stack application development, API and integration engineering, platform engineering, or cloud-native application development depending on business priorities and candidate experience.
Candidates should be comfortable working in an enterprise technology environment where accuracy, resiliency, security, controls, documentation, and operational readiness are critical. Experience supporting systems with high availability, fault tolerance, strong data integrity, and production support expectations is strongly preferred.
Work Requirement
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Hybrid work requirement and hiring location to be confirmed based on business need, role alignment, and approved requisition details
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Standard business hours are expected, with flexibility required to support delivery milestones, production needs, and collaboration across locations
Salary Range:
$90,000 - $157,500 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.
Benefits
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.
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About State Street
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