Software Engineering & Development

Software Engineering & Development (State Street Bank and Trust Company; Boston, MA)

Hands‑on software development position with the Electronic Foreign Exchange development team in State Street Global Markets. Candidate will provide technical leadership and coordinate work effort with other teams. Scope of work involves developing high volume transactional systems and building integration solutions across heterogeneous platforms. Candidate will work closely with business users, Development, QA and Infrastructure teams. Specific duties of the position include:
Provide technical leadership and coordinate work effort with other teams;
Develop high volume transactional systems;
Build integration solutions across heterogeneous platforms;
Work closely with business users and Development, Quality Assurance, and Infrastructure teams;
Design highly available distributed systems by leveraging your experience in Java programming and design;
Receive and analyze requirements and propose suitable solutions that adhere to the team's methodology;
Deliver successfully within an Agile environment as well as demonstrate the flexibility and adaptability to operate successfully in such an environment;
Communicate with all parties involved including senior management, developers, architects, and end users, who may be based in different locations and time zones;
Coordinate the work of a small team of developers, potentially in different locations and time zones; and Take ownership of small to medium projects and run them from inception to completion. Hybrid‑remote telecommuting permitted pursuant to Company policy.

Master's degree or its equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field; plus 3 years of experience developing software applications in a large enterprise environment. Alternatively, will accept a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field; plus 5 years of experience developing software applications in a large enterprise environment.

• Demonstrated ability with Core Java / J2EE
• Demonstrated ability with Linux/bash scripting
• Proven ability with messaging frameworks including JMS, MQ, and Active MQ
• Proven ability with relational database (Oracle)
• Demonstrated ability with development and build tools (git, subversion, Jenkins, Maven, etc.)
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to receive and analyze requirements
• Knowledge of Foreign Exchange pricing and/or Order Management
• Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal planning skills
• Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle for Iterative, Agile, and traditional approaches
• Experience with release management and an understanding of architectural schematics

(Unless otherwise indicated, State Street is seeking the stated ability in the skills listed above with no specific number of years or amount of experience required. All experience can be gained concurrently.)

$178,131 to $180,000 per year.

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

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

To be considered for this position, must apply online at State Street’s careers website,  State Street Job : R-784138. Use the KEYWORD search and insert the State Street Job  EOE.