This role pays less than
59%
of similar roles. Most pay
$151,500–$193,175
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$161k
versus about
$172k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
176 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$120,000–$202,500
across 172 roles with salary data.
Lead Application Developer – Vice President provides technical leadership for large-scale, regulatory applications within the financial services industry. This role involves designing, developing, and supporting enterprise-grade applications while driving modernization, automation, and operational excellence in partnership with architects and product managers. The successful candidate will manage development initiatives to ensure quality and reliability while mentoring technical talent and promoting Agile methodologies and DevOps practices. Technical requirements include proficiency in Java/J2EE, cloud computing platforms, Apache Tomcat, and Red Hat Linux environments. The role requires experience integrating Web Services via REST or SOAP, utilizing JMS-based messaging solutions, and working with Oracle databases including PL/SQL and Exadata. Additionally, the candidate must possess hands-on experience with modern UI frameworks such as React JS or Google Web Toolkit to deliver innovative technology solutions in distributed environments.
Provide technical leadership for large-scale, regulatory applications within the financial services industry.
Design, develop, and support enterprise-grade applications and web services using Java technologies.
Identify and implement automation opportunities to improve operational efficiency, quality, and reliability.
Drive application modernization and adopt best practices across the software development lifecycle.
Manage development initiatives to ensure they meet requirements for functionality, quality, timeliness, and cost.
Promote Agile development methodologies and DevOps practices within the engineering teams.
Mentor and develop technical talent to support organizational growth and future technology needs.
What we're looking for
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related technical field is required.
A Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related technical field is accepted as an alternative to a Bachelor's.
Candidates with a Bachelor's degree must have at least 5 years of hands-on software development experience in high-performance financial services environments.
Candidates with a Master's degree must have at least 3 years of hands-on software development experience in high-performance financial services environments.
Proficiency in Java/J2EE application development is required.
Experience is required with cloud computing platforms, Apache Tomcat, and Red Hat Linux environments.
Experience is required with Web Services (REST/SOAP) and JMS-based messaging solutions.
Extensive experience with Oracle databases, including PL/SQL, stored procedures, and Oracle Exadata is required.
Hands-on experience with modern UI frameworks such as React JS or Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is required.