Full Stack and Platform Engineering Lead, VP

State Street

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Boston, MAPrinceton, NJClifton, NJ
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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 · Full Stack and Platform Engineering Lead, VP

JOB TITLE: T26-9087; Full stack and Platform Engineering Lead, VP The Senior Platform Engineering Manager joins the IS Sales Enablement team to provide technical leadership for backend and data platforms. This role operates at a staff/principal level, where you will architect, design, and lead the development of high-scale, low-latency distributed systems in a cloud-native environment. You will lead end-to-end delivery of data platforms, drive public cloud database adoption, and execute large-scale migrations for mission-critical wealth technology. Key technologies include Java, Spring Boot, microservices, Kubernetes, AWS, Kafka, and PostgreSQL. You must possess expertise in infrastructure as code using Terraform or CloudFormation. The work involves solving complex problems in wealth management, including portfolio rebalancing, trading systems, and market data processing, while ensuring strict regulatory compliance with SEC, FINRA, and GDPR standards.

What you'll do

  • Architect and lead the development of high-scale, low-latency distributed systems in cloud-native environments.
  • Lead the end-to-end delivery of cloud-native data platforms as scalable products for enterprise business lines.
  • Drive enterprise adoption of public cloud databases through standardized patterns and self-service capabilities.
  • Execute large-scale cloud transformation initiatives, including zero-downtime migrations of mission-critical workloads.
  • Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Security teams to ensure platforms meet strict regulatory and audit standards.
  • Build and scale high-performing engineering teams while driving operational improvements through automation.
  • Design resilient architectures that meet strict availability, performance, and data protection requirements.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of experience in software engineering and platform engineering building distributed systems in enterprise environments.
  • Proven experience designing and operating cloud-native data platforms on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Expertise in high-availability, fault-tolerant architecture, multi-region deployments, and SLO-driven engineering.
  • Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation), CI/CD pipelines, and platform automation.
  • Deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices architectures, and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
  • Proficiency with data storage technologies, event-driven architectures (Kafka), and API design.
  • Experience leading global engineering teams and delivering large-scale cloud transformation initiatives.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (equivalent practical experience considered).

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