Who We Are

Charles River Development empowers investment firms worldwide with a cloud-based platform that streamlines and automates the investment process across asset classes. As part of State Street Alpha®, we bring together data, technology, and services to help clients make confident decisions and scale with agility. Our open ecosystem and global support model enable investment professionals—from portfolio managers to private markets specialists—to navigate complexity and drive innovation. At Charles River, we thrive on collaboration, continuous improvement, and a shared commitment to shaping the future of financial technology.

CRD / Alpha® Platform Engineering organization is innovating and transforming the platform by moving away from monolithic software to utilizing next generation cloud-based technology that leverages Microsoft Azure, Kafka, Snowflake, etc.

Position Summary

Be an integral part of an agile organization and contribute to the development of one or more CRD/Alpha Platform modules.

Responsibilities

• Work under modest supervision to design, develop, test, and debug small to medium software enhancements and solutions within the business and technical problem domains
• Develop, test, debug, and implement software programs, applications and projects using React/JavaScript, Java, SQL and other software engineering languages
• Write unit and automation tests to ensure a high-quality end product
• When required, conduct manual tests to ensure a high-quality end product
• Participate in code reviews
• Actively participate in the agile software development process by adhering to the CRD scrum methodology including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
• Provide engineering troubleshooting assistance to customer support teams and other development teams

Qualifications

• B.S. or Master’s degree in Computer Science or similar technical courses
• A minimum of 2 to 5 years of progressively responsible professional software engineering experience
• Demonstrated skill with object-oriented programming, data structures, compiler or interpreter technologies, operating systems, databases, scripting and new/advanced programming languages
• Experience with React/JavaScript required
• Experience with Java, SQL and/or Azure desired
• Able to work on small to medium sized projects/tasks with moderate supervision
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work well with peers in a collaborative team environment
• Experience working with an Agile development methodology is desired

Salary Range:

$70,000 - $118,750 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

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