Who we are looking for
Senior Software Engineer II will contribute to the enhancement and maintenance of the cloud native Performance Measurement and Attribution next generation workspace. Provide engineering troubleshooting assistance to customer support teams and other development teams within Charles River.
We are looking for a full-stack, cloud native engineer to help build out a workspace with a Javascript front-end and a cloud native, java-based back end deployed to Kubernetes.
Why this role is important to us
The team you will be joining is a part of Charles River Development (or CRD), that became a part of State Street in 2018. CRD helps create enterprise investment management software solutions for large institutions in the areas of institutional investment, wealth management and hedge funds. Together we have created first open front-to-back platform - State Street Alpha, that was launched in 2019.
Join us if delivering next generation infrastructure, using emerging technologies like AI and Blockchain sounds like a challenge you are up for.
What you will be responsible for
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Work under minimal supervision to analyze, design, develop, test, and debug medium to large software enhancements and solutions within Charles River’s business and technical problem domains
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Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Managers to turn moderately complex business requirements into working and sustainable software
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Provide thought leadership in the design of product architecture within the team’s scope of responsibility
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Develop, test, debug, and implement software programs, applications and projects using Java, C#, SQL, JavaScript or other related software engineering languages
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Provide informed guidance and direction in code reviews
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Write unit and automation tests to ensure a high quality end product
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Assist in improving development test methodologies and contribute to related test methodology frameworks
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Conduct manual tests to ensure a high quality end product
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Contribute to written design and API documentation, and participate in customer documentation process
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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
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Participate in cross-team group activities to complete assignments
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Provide mentoring to junior staff
Qualifications:
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Experience developing enterprise software deployed to one of the major cloud providers (Azure, AWS, Google)
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Experience with Java development in cloud native applications.
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Experience with Angular or React javascript user interfaces.
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Experience with Kubernetes and Kafka is helpful
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6 to 10 years of progressively responsible professional software engineering experience preferably in a financial services product delivery setting
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4 to 7 years of experience in financial services developing solutions for Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post-Trade, IBOR or Wealth Management is strongly desired
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Authoritative experience with object-oriented programming, compiler or interpreter technologies, embedded systems, operating systems, relational databases (RDBMS), scripting and new/advanced programming languages
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Able to contribute to complex design specs in consultation with senior staff
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Able to work on medium to large projects with no supervision and on more complex tasks with minimal oversight
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Able to work well with peers in a collaborative team environment
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A minimum of 5 years working with an Agile development methodology strongly desired
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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.
What We Offer:
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Employee savings plan;
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Premium life insurance package;
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VIP medical package;
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Multisport card/cinema tickets / money transfer
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International operating environment;
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Language classes;
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Soft skills trainings;
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Technical workshops