Principal Software Engineer

State Street

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Burlington, MA
Salary: $178,131–$230,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 10 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $203k

This role $204k

$127k most similar roles pay here $291k

This role pays less than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $174,600–$231,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $204k versus about $203k 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 280 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $120,000–$202,500 across 200 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer

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Principal Software Engineer serves as a senior member of an Agile Scrum team focused on enhancing and maintaining software modules within the Quality Assurance Infrastructure team. The role involves architecting, designing, developing, and testing software programs while providing engineering troubleshooting for support teams. Key responsibilities include building next-generation test automation infrastructure, managing CI/CD models, and implementing BDD/ATDD capabilities to shift testing left. The candidate will utilize Java, C#, React, SQL, PowerShell, and batch scripts to develop robust applications and cloud-native services. Technical requirements include experience with multi-threading, SOLID principles, REST/SOAP web services, and tools like Jenkins and Git. This position addresses the technical challenge of automating product validation and reducing testing cycle times within complex business domains while providing mentorship, code reviews, and thought leadership in product architecture for the development community.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Massachusetts?

Median $193000 from 79 postings across 21 companies.

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Skills

Java C# React SQL SQL Server Azure JavaScript REST SOAP XML JSON Git Jenkins CI/CD PowerShell Micro services Agile Scrum BDD ATDD

What you'll do

Architect, design, develop, and implement software programs using Java, C#, and React.
Design and model relational databases while developing efficient and performant SQL queries.
Build independent, cloud-native services and APIs that are easily upgradeable.
Mentor junior staff and provide technical guidance during code reviews.
Develop and maintain automated testing infrastructure to support CI/CD pipelines.
Lead cross-functional initiatives and drive common solutions with product owners and engineers.
Provide engineering troubleshooting assistance to IT customer support and other development teams.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
10 years of experience in professional software engineering.
8 years of experience with Core and Enterprise Java technologies including multi-threading and complex data structures.
10 years of experience developing extensible software modules using object-oriented development and SOLID principles.
5 years of experience with various automation tools.
2 years of experience in Microservices, Web services testing (SOAP/REST), and XML/JSON.
Experience with PowerShell, batch scripts, and CI/CD tools like Jenkins and GIT.
Demonstrated experience with SQL Server, JavaScript, and cloud application projects such as Azure.

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