Job Description:

Who we are looking for:

A senior level software engineer with capabilities in core Java technologies, SQL, and Agile methodology in a multi-threaded environment.

Why this role is important to us:

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.

Preferred qualifications and education:

• B.S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study required. MS degree strongly preferred.

• A minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible professional software engineering experience in core and enterprise java, including collections API, concurrency, multithreading, JDBC and web services.

• A minimum of 6 years of experience in designing and developing software solutions in a highly transactional ,concurrent, event driven system. Financial Trading systems experience is a huge plus.

• Extensive experience in RDBMS (Oracle and SQL Server) with a solid understanding of the transactional database intricacies and expertise in writing complex and high performing SQLs.

• Cloud native application development experience in at least one of the cloud native platforms. Preferably, Microsoft Azure.

• Experience in Spring Boot, Microservices, Kafka , cloud databases preferred.

• UI development experience in C#, React, Javascript is preferred.

• Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms, object-oriented programming, design patterns.

• Solid ability to write clean , maintainable code with extensive code coverage via unit tests.

• Able to contribute to complex design specs in consultation with senior staff

• Able to work on medium to large projects with no supervision and on more complex tasks with minimal oversight

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Able to work well with peers in a collaborative team environment

• Prior experience troubleshooting and fixing database and application performance issues is preferred

• Great understanding of Agile development methodology and software development practices and principles.

Salary Range:

$90,000 - $157,500 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.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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