API Technical Lead, VP

State Street

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Work type: On-site
Location: Burlington, Massachusetts
Salary: $120,000–$202,500 / yr
Posted: 46 days ago
Closes: Jul 7, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $161k

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This role pays less than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $157,200–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $161k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

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About State Street

State Street Corporation is one of the world''s largest custodian banks and asset managers, providing investment servicing, investment management, and investment research to institutional investors. Industry: Financial Services & Asset Custody

State Street currently has 120 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $120,000–$195,625 across 118 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · API Technical Lead, VP

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The API Technical Lead role at a leading financial services company requires over 10 years of experience in designing and governing enterprise APIs for internal platforms and external integrations. This hands-on technical leadership position involves crafting scalable, secure, and developer-friendly APIs using REST, gRPC, or event-driven architectures while ensuring compliance with enterprise security standards such as OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, and mTLS. The candidate will lead API development teams, mentor engineers, and drive complex initiatives, integrating APIs with CI/CD pipelines and observability tools for seamless delivery and operations. Proficiency in Java or C#, experience with Kubernetes, and a deep understanding of distributed systems are essential, along with expertise in API gateways and service mesh concepts. Knowledge of financial services regulations and API monetization strategies is beneficial.

Skills

REST gRPC OAuth2 OIDC JWT mTLS Java C# Kubernetes API gateways service mesh distributed systems microservices CI/CD Git metrics tracing logging API testing mocking contract validation RATE_LIMITING ABUSE_PREVENTION DATA_PROTECTION AUDIT_LOGGING COMPLIANCE_READINESS

What you'll do

Own the API strategy and architecture for enterprise APIs.
Define and enforce API standards to ensure quality and consistency.
Lead complex API initiatives and cross-service integrations.
Ensure APIs meet enterprise security standards and integrate with auth services.
Build and maintain API gateways, developer portals, and shared libraries/SDKs.

What we're looking for

Over 10 years of experience in designing and delivering enterprise APIs.
Expertise in REST APIs; gRPC and event-driven APIs a plus.
Proficiency in Java, C#, or similar backend technologies.
Strong experience with API gateways and service mesh concepts.
Deep understanding of distributed systems and microservices.
Hands-on technical leadership for API development teams.
Ensure APIs meet enterprise security standards (OAuth2, OIDC, JWT).

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