Principal Software Engineer, VP

State Street

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Work type: On-site
Location: Burlington, MA
Salary: $120,000–$202,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer, VP

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The Principal Software Engineer, VP serves as a recognized technical authority within Charles River Development, leading the modernization of mission-critical platforms toward cloud-native, distributed architectures. This senior individual contributor role involves defining system architecture, establishing engineering best practices, and providing long-term technical strategy to executive stakeholders. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing, developing, and debugging large-scale multi-tier enterprise systems while resolving high-risk technical challenges and mentoring engineers. The role requires expert-level proficiency in object-oriented design using Java, C++, or C#, alongside strong database skills in Oracle, SQL Server, or PostgreSQL. Candidates should possess experience in compiler design, optimizers, or machine learning. This position operates within a highly regulated financial services environment, focusing on portfolio management, trading, compliance, and wealth management systems.

Skills

Java C++ C# Cloud Native Distributed Systems Oracle SQL Server PostgreSQL CI/CD Machine Learning AI Agile Scrum Data Modeling Observability

What you'll do

Define and evolve system architecture, design standards, and engineering best practices across multiple teams.
Lead the design, development, and implementation of large-scale, multi-tier, mission-critical enterprise systems.
Drive the adoption of modern cloud-native architectures and emerging technologies to deliver business value.
Identify systemic technical debt and lead cross-team efforts to remediate it.
Champion automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and operational excellence across the organization.
Provide expert-level troubleshooting and design durable solutions for high-visibility client deployments and production issues.
Serve as a technical mentor to engineers at all levels through coaching and design reviews.
Translate complex technical concepts into clear recommendations for senior management and non-technical stakeholders.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
Master’s degree (preferred).
10–12+ years of commercial software development experience, including senior or principal-level roles.
Expert-level proficiency in object-oriented design using Java, C++, or C#.
Extensive experience designing, building, and evolving large-scale, cloud-native enterprise platforms.
Strong database and data modeling skills with experience in Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and/or data warehouse platforms.
Experience with compiler design, optimizers, solvers, code generation, or semantic analysis (preferred).
Exposure to Machine Learning, AI, or cognitive Computing (preferred).
Strong background in financial services (e.g., Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, IBOR, or Wealth Management) (preferred).