Principal Software Engineer
Who we are:
Charles River Development (CRD) is the FinTech division of State Street. Together with State Street's Middle and Back-office services, Charles River's cloud-based Front Office technology forms the foundation of the State Street Alpha® Platform, the first front-to-back solution in the industry.
Our vision is to be the world's leading investment platform, shaping the future of the industry and driving new levels of technology-led innovation, resiliency, efficiency and growth for investors and the people they serve.
CRD Engineering organization is innovating and transforming the platform by moving away from monolithic software to utilising next generation cloud-based technology that leverages Microsoft Azure, Kafka, Snowflake, etc.
Industry momentum has seen CRD grow over 135% in headcount over the last 5 years, and we continue to grow. As a digital innovation leader, we invest into our solutions, processes, systems, and talent.
Summary:
Act as a front-end engineer responsible for the enhancement and maintenance of one or more Alpha/Charles River Development modules or components of an agile scrum team. Provide engineering troubleshooting assistance to customer support teams and other development teams within Charles River.
Responsibilities:
• Analyze, design, develop, test, and debug large and complex software enhancements and solutions within Charles River's business and technical problem domains including modifications to core frameworks and other primary facilities critical to system operation
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Managers to create simple and sustainable software solutions for complex problems
• Direct problem solving for projects or major phases of projects to resolve software technical issues
• Develop, test, debug, and implement software programs, applications and projects using C#, WinForms, JavaScript, TypeScript, React or other related software engineering languages as well as keeping abreast of emerging technologies impactful to CRDs business
• Provide informed guidance and critical analysis of proposed changes during code reviews
• Write unit and automation tests to ensure a high-quality end product
• Identify ways of improving development test methodologies contribute to and related test methodology frameworks.
• Conduct manual tests to ensure a high-quality end product.
• Provide troubleshooting on large, mission critical client implementations
• Engage in the agile software development process by adhering to and advancing the CRD scrum methodology, including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
• Plan and coordinate cross-team activities groups to complete assignments.
• Mentoring and guidance on designs to junior engineers.
• Demonstrate more independence of design and development. Qualifications:
Recommended Education:
• B.S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or other technical course of study required. MS degree strongly preferred. .
Recommended Experience:
• 4-8 years of experience in .NET application development.
• Proficiency in .NET client application development using WinForms, WPF, or WinUI.
• Strong understanding of design patterns such as MVC, MVVM, BFF, IoC, etc.
• Experience in developing multi-threaded applications.
• Familiarity with unit testing frameworks.
• Knowledge of dependency management and the CI/CD process.
• Expertise in object-oriented programming in C#.
• Understanding of secure application development concepts, including authentication, authorization, and encryption.
• Experience in financial services, specifically in developing solutions for Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post-Trade, IBOR, or Wealth Management, is highly desirable.
• Proven problem-solving abilities in multi-tiered, high-performance database applications.
• Demonstrated ability to design and develop software solutions to complex business and technical problems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with peers in a team environment.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience working with an Agile development methodology.
• Employees are expected to work from the office as per country requirements.
About State Street:
What we do: State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we're making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we've been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investments research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.
Work, Live and Grow: We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You'll have access to flexible Work Program to help match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.
Inclusion, Diversity, and Social Responsibility: We truly believe our employees' diverse backgrounds, experience and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.
State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
Discover more at www.StateStreet.com/careers
Charles River Development
Salary Range:
$110,000 - $185,000 Annual
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.
