Senior Application Developer, State Street Investment Management, VP

  • State Street Corporation
  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
  • Jul 04, 2025
Full time I.T. & Communications

Job Description

Job Description

Who we are looking for.

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Application Developer/ Lead with 10+ years' experience to join our Portfolio Analytics Technology Solutions team. The candidate will play a key role in designing and optimizing software applications, providing innovative solutions and co-ordinate work effort with other teams.The candidate will work closely with application development, database architecture and Infrastructure teams.The position is in Boston, MA.

Why this role is important to us.

At State Street Investment Management, we draw from our global scale and market-tested expertise to create original solutions and better
outcomes for our clients and the world's investors. The team you will be joining is, one of the biggest asset managers in the world, thatprovides services to the world's institutions, financial professionals, and individual investors. Every day, our people create investmentsolutions that help investors save for their futures, advisors take care of their clients, universities fund their endowments, and governmentsecure people's retirements. Join us if you want to make your mark in global asset management and make an impact on the world's investors

What you will be responsible for

  • Design, develop and maintain applications leveraging Python, PySpark, and SQL leveraging cloud native architecture principles and technologies.
  • Lead the design and development of scalable and robust software application architecture, ensuring alignment with business goals and industry best practices on AWS Cloud architecture.
  • Participate in scope definition, requirements analysis, functional and technical design, application build, unit testing, and production deployment.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and ensure successful project execution.
  • Provide technical expertise and ownership in the diagnosis and resolution of issues, including the determination and provision of workaround solution or escalation.
  • Document and interact with business and technology stake holders/team members as necessary.
  • Ensure all technical solutions exhibit higher level of efficiency, performance, security, scalability, and reliability.
  • Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, providing recommendations for adopting new tools and technologies to improve our technology stack.
  • Develop oneself into a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Technical and Functional domain areas.

What we value

  • Demonstrated experience in Python, PySpark and SQL (AWS Redshift, Postgres, Oracle).
  • Demonstrated experience building data pipelines with PySpark and AWS.
  • Application development experience in financial services with hands on designing, developing, and deploying complex applications.Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements in a technical design and through to implementation.
  • Strong leadership skill, analytical problem-solving skills, quick to learn and adapt.
  • Self-motivated,creative problem solver, organized, collaborative with excellent communication skills.
  • Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle for Iterative, Agile, and traditional approaches.
  • Experience working with global development teams across different geographies and time zones.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
  • 10+ years of experience required.
  • Relevant certifications i.e., AWS Certified Solutions Architect.

Additional requirements

  • Experience in Financial Services, Asset Management functions highly preferred

Are you the right candidate? Yes!

We truly believe in the power that comes from the diverse backgrounds and experiences our employees bring with them. Although each vacancy details what we are looking for, we don't necessarily need you to fulfil all of them when applying. If you like change and innovation, seek to see the bigger picture, make data driven decisions and are a good team player, you could be a great fit.

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 markon the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we've been helping our clientssafeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data& analytics, investment 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 by location, but you may expect generous medicalcare, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You'll have access to flexible Work Programsto help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will
help you reach your full potential.

Equal Opportunity Employe.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants
for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship,marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status,
and other characteristics protected by applicable law.State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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Salary Range:

$120,000 - $187,500 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.

Job Application Disclosure:

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.