Senior Lead Software Engineer, Custody & Securities Processing

State Street

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Quincy, MAPrinceton, NJBoston, MA
Salary
$120,000–$217,500 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $191k
This role $169k
$107k most similar roles pay here $244k

This role pays less than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $171,750–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $169k versus about $191k for comparable roles.

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 206 open roles on FindRole.

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

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TL;DR · Senior Lead Software Engineer, Custody & Securities Processing

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer – Custody & Securities Processing, you will join the team responsible for modernizing a mission-critical custody and securities processing platform. You will lead high-performing engineering teams to bridge the gap between product goals and technical execution while driving architectural direction, integration strategies, and engineering best practices. Your daily work involves managing system architecture design, overseeing platform evolution through modernization initiatives, and ensuring scalability, resiliency, and reliability for high-volume post-trade operations. The role requires expertise in transaction processing, systems integration, and navigating both legacy and modern technologies to solve complex problems regarding data integrity and regulatory compliance. You will leverage your technical leadership skills to manage interconnected workflows and oversee the lifecycle of critical business platforms within a large-scale enterprise environment using Agile delivery methodologies.

What you'll do

  • Establish and drive architectural direction, integration strategies, and engineering best practices for critical business platforms.
  • Lead and develop high-performing engineering teams focused on quality and operational excellence.
  • Own delivery outcomes for mission-critical platform capabilities including scalability, resiliency, and reliability.
  • Partner with product, operations, and business stakeholders to deliver solutions across complex workflows.
  • Drive platform evolution through modernization initiatives and technology lifecycle management.
  • Manage the transition and integration between legacy systems and modern technology environments.
  • Oversee high-volume transaction processing while ensuring strict regulatory compliance and data integrity.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of software development experience.
  • 5+ years in a senior technical leadership role.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field.
  • Experience leading high-performing engineering teams for mission-critical financial platforms.
  • Expertise in transaction processing, systems integration, and architecture.
  • Experience with both legacy and modern technologies.
  • Agile delivery experience in large-scale enterprise environments.
  • Success leading platform modernization and transformation initiatives (preferred).

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