Principal Software Engineer, VP

Who we are looking forWe are seeking a Principal Software Engineer (Vice President) with deep Java expertise to serve as a recognized technical authority within Charles River Development (a State Street company). This senior individual contributor will operate with broad autonomy and significant influence, leading the modernization of mission-critical platforms toward cloud-native, distributed architectures while shaping technical strategy and engineering excellence across teams.

What you will be responsible for Technical Leadership & Architecture Serve as a principal technical authority for one or more key initiatives or core modules within Charles River platforms

Define and evolve system architecture, design standards, and engineering best practices across teams

Provide long‑term technical strategy and thought leadership to senior engineering leaders and executive stakeholders

Drive adoption of modern cloud architecture, frameworks, and emerging technologies where they deliver clear business value

Lead resolution of high-risk, complex, or business‑critical challenges

Software Design & Development Analyze, design, develop, test, debug, and implement large‑scale, multi‑tier, mission‑critical enterprise systems

Lead complex enhancements that span multiple components and teams

Set a high bar for code quality, performance, scalability, security, reliability, and maintainability

Make informed trade‑offs between short‑term delivery and long‑term platform health

Remain hands‑on for the most complex or ambiguous technical problems

Engineering Excellence & Governance Establish and enforce design review, code review, and technical governance practices

Identify systemic technical debt and lead cross‑team efforts to remediate it Champion automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and operational excellence

Write and review unit, integration, and automation tests to ensure high‑quality deliverables

Influence engineering roadmaps to align technology investments with business strategy

Cross ‑ Team & Executive Collaboration Partner closely with Product Management, Architecture, Client Support and Operations Lead and coordinate cross‑team technical initiatives spanning multiple scrum teams

Translate complex technical concepts into clear recommendations for senior management and non‑technical stakeholders

Advise senior management on technical risk, platform direction, and investment priorities

Mentorship & Talent Development Serve as a technical mentor and role model for engineers at all levels

Raise the overall technical bar through coaching, design reviews, and knowledge sharing

Influence hiring, onboarding, and technical talent development strategies

Client & Production Support Provide expert‑level troubleshooting for large, complex, and high‑visibility client deployments

Act as an escalation point for critical production or client issues

Help design durable, long‑term solutions to recurring operational or client‑impacting problems

What we value

Demonstrated ability to operate as a principal-level individual contributor with broad organization-wide impact

Extensive experience designing, building and evolving large scale, cloud native enterprise platforms

Exceptional problem‑solving and systems thinking skills, with a deep understanding of performance, scalability, reliability, and resilience

Expert-level proficiency in object‑oriented design using Java, C++, or C#Strong database and data modeling skills with experience in Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and/or data warehouse platforms

Experience with compiler design, optimizers, solvers, code generation, or semantic analysis is a strong plus Exposure to Machine Learning, AI, or cognitive Computing is a plus Strong background in financial services (e.g., Portfolio Management,…