Senior Software Engineer I, Charles River Development, AVP

About the position

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated engineer to participate in one or more Charles River IMS modules or components of an Agile scrum team. This role involves providing engineering troubleshooting assistance to customer support teams and other development teams within Charles River. The team you will be joining is part of Charles River Development (CRD), which became a part of State Street in 2018. CRD helps create enterprise investment management software solutions for large institutions in the areas of institutional investment, wealth management, and hedge funds. Together, we have created the first open front-to-back platform - State Street Alpha, launched in 2019.

Responsibilities

• Influence and impact the architecture, standards, and design of key product initiatives for applications in Java services
• Contribute as a Sr. Individual contributor within a team of top engineers
• Work in a dynamic, fast-paced Agile scrum team environment

Requirements

• 7 to 10 years of professional software development experience
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent field
• Extensive Java n-tier application experience, with an emphasis on back-end development, core Java, and multi-threading
• Strong SQL skills with considerable experience with an RDBMS like Oracle or SQL Server
• Strong with OO design and development
• Hands-on experience with Web Services
• Ability to gather and understand requirements in the financial sector (Math background desirable, not required)

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledgeable of commercial software development, proficient in developing multi-tier solutions
• Experience in cloud native application development, preferably with exposure to Kafka, Snowflake, Kubernetes, Angular, JavaScript, and Java
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), good interpersonal skills, team player
• Ability to play a key role in developing and supporting commercial software products sold to non-technical customers in vertical markets
• Knowledge of XML/XSL
• Experience with Tomcat, JBoss, Weblogic, or WebSphere
• Develop test, debug, and implement software programs, applications, and projects using Java, C#, SQL, JavaScript, or other related software engineering languages

Benefits

• Generous medical care
• Insurance and savings plans
• Flexible Work Program
• Development programs and educational support
• Paid volunteer days
• Matching gift program
• Access to employee networks