Company Overview
Charles River Development (CRD) is the FinTech division of State Street, offering holistic solutions across clients' public and private portfolios through Charles River Private Market’s (CRPM).
Our vision is to be the world’s leading investment platform, shaping the future of the industry and driving new levels of technology‑led innovation, resilience, efficiency and growth for investors and the people they serve.
CRD Engineering is innovating and transforming the platform by moving away from monolithic software to utilising next‑generation cloud‑based technology that leverages Microsoft Azure, Kafka, Snowflake, and more.
Industry momentum has seen CRD grow over 135% in headcount over the last five years, and we continue to grow. As a digital innovation leader, we invest in our solutions, processes, systems and talent.
We are actively hiring an AVP for our Private Markets division as this is an exciting time to join our engineering teams, expanding our European presence and leadership to help drive our next phase of growth.
About the Role
As an AVP you will work closely with Product Development, defining, driving and delivering on specific aspects of the CRPM solution. You will lead a team of full‑stack engineers supporting the enhancement and maintenance of multiple Private Markets modules as part of an agile scrum team.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Managers to create simple and sustainable software solutions for complex problems.
Analyze, design, develop, test, and debug large and complex software enhancements and solutions within Charles River’s business and technical problem domains, including modifications to core frameworks and other primary facilities critical to system operation.
Direct problem solving for projects or major phases of projects to resolve software technical issues.
Provide troubleshooting on large, mission‑critical client implementations.
Engage in the agile software development process by adhering to and advancing the CRD scrum methodology, including attending all daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming and retrospectives.
Education Requirements
B.S. degree in Computer Science or another technical field required; M.S. degree preferred.
Key Skills and Prior Experience
7+ years developing event‑driven architectures; financial services experience a plus.
Experience in cloud‑native development using Java, Spring, Angular or React.
Experience designing observable, operable cloud‑native software that horizontally scales.
Experience with relational databases (RDBMS).
Experience with AWS a plus.
Demonstrated problem‑solving abilities involving multi‑tiered, high‑performance database applications.
Demonstrated ability to design and develop software solutions to business and technical problems of high complexity.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
Able to work well with peers in a collaborative team environment.
Employees are expected to work from the office four days a week.
About State Street
State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset‑intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we are making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we have helped our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.
We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive, including generous medical care, insurance and savings plans. Flexibility is supported through a flexible Work Program, learning and development programs, and educational support.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. State Street is an equal‑opportunity and affirmative‑action employer.
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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