Principal Data Platform and Software Engineer, VP III - State Street Investment Management

State Street

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Quincy, MA · Boston Posted 47 days ago Apply by Jul 1, 2026 $120,000–$217,500 / year
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TL;DR

State Street Investment Management’s Data, Analytics & AI Services team in Boston is hiring a Senior Principal, Data Platform & Software Engineering (Vice President) to lead the architecture and delivery of modern data platforms and software solutions. This role involves guiding an agile engineering team to develop innovative solutions for evolving business needs, collaborating with global teams on cross-border initiatives, and implementing DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in designing open-architecture data platforms supporting OLAP, OLTP, and near real-time workloads, as well as proficiency with modern data platforms like Snowflake and Databricks, Python, SQL, and AI-assisted development tools. They should also be adept at managing unstructured data sources and possess strong leadership skills to mentor engineers and promote a culture of continuous improvement in the financial services industry.

Skills

AWS GCP Azure DevOps CI/CD Snowflake Databricks Python SQL Kubernetes Terraform GitHub Copilot PostgreSQL MongoDB Apache Kafka Apache Hadoop AI frameworks Agile methodologies

What you'll do

  • Lead an agile engineering team to deliver solutions for evolving business needs.
  • Define and own platform architecture for data ingestion, transformation, and governance.
  • Design and implement DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines across cloud environments.
  • Evaluate and advance the use of AI frameworks in software delivery processes.
  • Coach and mentor engineers to promote continuous learning and high performance.

What we're looking for

  • 15+ years of technology experience in financial services.
  • Deep hands-on expertise in modern data platform architecture and DevOps practices.
  • Strong proficiency with Snowflake, Databricks, Python, SQL, and AI-assisted development tools.
  • Extensive experience working with unstructured data sources.
  • Leadership in coaching and mentoring engineering teams for continuous improvement.
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field required.

Market check

Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $199k
This role $169k
$106k most similar roles pay here $250k

This role pays less than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $162,150–$235,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $169k versus about $199k 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 123 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $120,000–$180,000 across 122 roles with salary data.

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