Lead Engineer (FX trading platform) - Assistant Vice President

Who we are:

State Street Global Markets is a leading provider of trading and lending solutions to the world’s institutional investors. We deliver the industry’s most innovative platforms, financing and portfolio solutions. This role is to be part of Global Link function, a leading provider of multi-bank electronic trading platforms & trading solutions for institutional & retail clients.

Who we are looking for:

• Strong hands-on lead developer to be part of GLFX development team.

• GLFX team comprises of an enthusiastic global development team who design, develop, support and maintain electronic trading platforms.

• We are looking for passionate developer, who have a full stack mentality, understand how to build & maintain high performance/low latency code, have good problem-solving skills, can operate under pressure and communicate effectively across all lines of the business & teams.

• Considering the criticality of the business, team members also have to dev support (L3/L4 support).

• Any candidate applying for this position should ideally possess strong technical expertise in building applications in a distributed node architecture (MESH) using core java, message brokers and very strong troubleshooting skills. Exposure to FX/Equity business/domain & basic understanding of OMS, FX products (Spot, Forward, Swap, Benchmarks, Algos & NDF is desirable. Working experience on FIX engine integration/development & binary protocols is highly desirable.

• Ability to lead a small team of agile developers. Ability to navigate complex code base, work in a complex deadline driven project with minimal supervision. Ability to architect/design/develop with minimum requirements by effectively coordinating activities between business analysts, scrum leads, developers and managers.· End to end understanding of software architecture, design, development and implementation. · Strong Practical experience using Scrum, Agile modelling and adaptive software development.

• Continuous integration and build process, test automation and deployment experience · Ability to understand and grasp the big picture of system components. · Experience building environment and architecture and design guides and architecture and application blueprints.

What you will be responsible for:

• Work closely with Product owners, use current technologies where appropriate, and build & maintain full life cycle, full stack development tasks.

• Develop and support the ongoing evolution of State Street's industry-leading foreign exchange trading platforms and supporting services.

]Core/Must have skills:

• Very hands-on, great attention to detail, good team player.

• Ability to navigate complex code base and build product solutions

• Working experience building/running applications in Distributed Node Architecture on-prem, using core Java API.

• Ability to own end to end application/product from design to deployment.

• Expert-level knowledge of OOPS, Core Java, Low Latency programming, Socket programing, Multi-threading, API gateways.

• Good experience with building/integrating network applications using sockets/message brokers is a must.

• Good knowledge of Oracle – SQL, PL-SQL, Deadlock issues, Performance issues.

• Demonstrate end-to-end understanding of event driven architecture that’s Highly Scalable & Low Latency.

• Working experience in building API gateways for low latency event distribution & tuning.

• Exposure to Capital Markets/Trading & FX/Equity Trading is desirable

• Experience with OMS/EMS is highly desirable

• Working experience with CI/CD technologies such as Jenkins, JFrog, Bitbucket, GIT

• Experience using Gen AI in the various phases of SDLC specifically product design and development.

Good to have skills:

• Performance tuning of Java applications

• Exposure to FIX/Binary API protocols is desirable.

• Working experience with Web UI frameworks and programming languages such as TypeScript, ReactJS

Education and experience requirement(s):

Min a Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering or similar technical field with about 14-19 years of industry experience.

Work Schedule: Hybrid

Why this role is important to us:

Our technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights to our clients. We’re driving the company’s digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and advanced technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation.

We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization. We’re looking for top technical talent to join our team and deliver creative technology solutions that help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company.

Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems and make your mark on our industry.

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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