State Street

Software Engineering Lead – Financial Data Engineering

State Street

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: BostonMassachusettsUnited States

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Salary

💰 $110,000 - $188,750 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Design, build, and optimize scalable applications and data pipelines using Python, PySpark, and SQL on Databricks (AWS)
  • Partner with business stakeholders to understand financial data, analytics requirements, and downstream usage across research, portfolio management, risk, and reporting
  • Implement solutions that support financial analytics use cases, including (but not limited to) performance measurement, attribution, returns analysis, and benchmark comparisons
  • Participate in requirements analysis, solution design, and technical implementation following an Agile SDLC
  • Develop robust, maintainable data workflows with strong emphasis on data quality, transparency, and operational reliability
  • Own the investigation and resolution of complex production issues, including root‑cause analysis and long-term remediation
  • Collaborate with application, data architecture, and infrastructure teams to deliver end‑to‑end solutions
  • Contribute to technical standards, best practices, documentation, and design reviews

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience delivering technology solutions, preferably within asset management or financial services
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong experience working with financial data in an asset management or capital markets environment
  • Advanced development skills in Python, PySpark, and advanced SQL
  • Experience building solutions on Databricks / Apache Spark in a cloud environment (AWS preferred)
  • Solid understanding of data warehousing and analytical data platform concepts
  • Effective communicator able to collaborate across technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Familiarity with BI and data visualization tools for enabling reporting and insight delivery
  • Experience leveraging AI‑assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality
Benefits
  • 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
  • eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonPySparkSQLDatabricksApache Sparkdata warehousinganalytical data platformAI-assisted development toolsperformance measurementbenchmark comparisons
Soft Skills
strong written communicationstrong verbal communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingroot-cause analysistransparencyoperational reliabilityeffective communicationstakeholder engagementdocumentation
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering