Posted 7 days ago
Sr. Software Engineer, AVP II
@ State Street
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
State Street is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (AVP II) for its Charles River Development platform, which serves investment firms. The role designs and builds complex wealth and investment management workflows across full-stack web, backend, testing and performance engineering. The posting lists a salary of $91,000 to $140,500 per year and requires a degree plus 4 to 7 years of software experience.
Pay:
$91,000–$140,500 a year
Responsibilities:
- Analyze, design, develop, test and debug software enhancements and solutions
- Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Managers on requirements
- Participate in product architecture design
- Mentor junior developers and set engineering best practices
- Write unit, automation and manual tests
Requirements summary:
- B.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or related field
- 4 to 7 years of progressive software engineering experience
- Hands-on experience with Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, React and SQL
- Financial services experience strongly desired
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-30
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-31
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 4+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours |
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State Street
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Full company description
At State Street, we deliver leading investment platforms, data, expertise, and solutions that accelerate performance and better decision making. With over 200 years of global financial leadership, we equip institutional investors through a comprehensive suite of capabilities: Investment Services: Integrated front-to-back solutions across custody, accounting, and operations. Investment Management: Index and active strategies from one of the world’s largest asset managers. Markets: Multi-asset trading, FX solutions, and data-driven research to enhance portfolio value. Who We Are • 50,000+ employees worldwide • Active in 100+ markets • #1 in ETF servicing What You’ll Find Here • Executive perspectives and thought leadership • Timely market commentary and macro insights • Our views on investment operations, ETFs, private markets, and digital finance • Stories reflecting our culture, values and commitment to diversity and inclusion
- LinkedIn followers
- 861,011
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 47,309
- Reported office locations
- 1 Congress St, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, US
- Avenida Paulista, 283/287, Sao Paulo , 01311-000, BR
- 3550 Lenox Road, NE, 15th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, US
- 801 Cassatt Road, Suites 211 and 300, Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312, US
- East 3rd Ring Road, Unit 01-02, 15F, East Tower No.1, Chaoyang, Beijing 100020, CN
- 36 Podgorska Street, Krakow, Krakow 31-536 , PL
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- 10 Nightingale Way, Edinburgh, Scotland EH3 9EG, GB
- 8 Finance Street, L68-L69, Central, Hong Kong, CN
- Salarpuria Sattva Knowledge City, Plot No. 2, Survey No. 81/3, 2nd 3rd, 4th, 5th& 6th Floors, Cyberabad Knowledge City / Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad 500 081, IN
- 3 Xidoumen Road, 5F Tower C, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310012, CN
- 1776 Heritage Drive, North Quincy, Massachusetts 02171, US
- 20 Churchill Place, London , England E14 5HJ, GB
- 1-23-1 Toranomon, Minato-Ku, 25th Floor, Tokyo , Tokyo 105-6325, JP
- 409 Aleja Grunwaldzka, Gdansk, Gdansk 80-309 , PL
- 15169 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260, US
- 42 Discovery, Irvine, California 92618, US
- 2495 Natomas Park Dr, Suite 400, Sacramento, California 95833, US
- 200 S Wacker Dr, Suite 3138, Chicago, Illinois 60606, US
- 600 College Rd E, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, US
- Chaussée de La Hulpe, Brussels, Brussels Region 1170, BE
- Avenida Paulista, 283/287, Sao Paulo, 01311-000, BR
- 3rd Floor, Pavo Point Simpang 37, Jalan Kianggeh, Mukim Kianggeh, 1211, BN
- L9-L16, Building #5 No. 239 Jucai Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310052, CN
- 36/F Tower 2 No. 8 Century Av, Shanghai, 200120, CN
- Palazzo Aporti Via Ferrante Aporti, 10, Milan, 20125, IT
- Palazzo Lingotto Via Nizza, 262/57, Turin, 10126 , IT
- Toranomon Hills Mori Tower 25F, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 105-6325, JP
- 2-1 Tsunabamachi, Hakata FD Business Center 11th, 12th Floors, Fukuoka , 812-0024, JP
- Toranomon 1-23-1, Toranomon Hills Mori Tower 25F, Tokyo, 105-6325, JP
- 49 Avenue J.F. Kennedy L-1855 Kirchberg, Luxembourg, L-2012, LU
- State Street Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Regus The Gardens, Level 28, The Gardens South Tower, Kuala Lumpur, 59200, MY
- Park Plaza Av 495 Avenida Javier Barros Sierra, CDMX , 1219, MX
- B Vital, De Entree 201, Amsterdam, 1101 HG, NL
- B-Vital 251 De Entrée, 13th floor, Amsterdam, 1101 HG, NL
- Shatti Al Qurum Level G, Unit 3 Street 3036 Block 230 Building 2832, Muscat, OM
- 5th Avenue, cor. 30th Street, Manila, 1634, PH
- Business categories
- Finance
- Banking
- Financial Services
- Other recorded names
- State Street
- Specialties
- Investment Management
- Custodian
- ETF
- Financial products
- Fund Accounting
- Relationship Management
- Research
- Trading
- and Investment Servicing
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 13,553,500,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
At State Street, we deliver leading investment platforms, data, expertise, and solutions that accelerate performance and better decision making. With over 200 years of global financial leadership, we equip institutional investors through a comprehensive suite of capabilities: Investment Services: Integrated front-to-back solutions across custody, accounting, and operations. Investment Management: Index and active…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1792 |
| Specialties | Investment ManagementCustodianETFFinancial productsFund AccountingRelationship ManagementResearchTradingand Investment Servicing |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 29 |
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Summary:
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.
The platform services both Institutional and Wealth Management clients. The Wealth Management platform provides significant growth potential for Charles River. The team sits in the heart of this solution set providing critical support for the platform.
This position will be a critical contributor with ownership for designing and implementing complex wealth and investment management workflows leveraged by some of the largest participants in the industry. The role requires a strong full-stack engineer who can work across rich web functionality, backend services, automated testing, performance engineering, and system scalability while contributing to sustainable technical design and high-quality delivery in a collaborative environment.
Responsibilities:
Work under minimal supervision to analyze, design, develop, test, and debug small to large software enhancements and solutions within Charles River’s business and technical problem domains, with strong ownership of delivery quality and maintainability.
Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Managers to turn business requirements of moderate complexity into working and sustainable software.
Participate in the design of product architecture within the team’s scope of responsibility, contributing to scalable, supportable, and sustainable technical solutions.
Develop, test, debug, and implement software programs, applications, and services using Java, C#, SQL, React, or other related software engineering technologies.
Provide thoughtful insight and suggestions in code reviews.
Write unit and automation tests to ensure a high-quality product.
Mentor junior developers and help establish engineering best practices across the team.
Conduct manual tests to ensure a high-quality product.
Contribute to written design and API documentation and participate in the customer documentation process.
Actively participate in the agile software development process by adhering to the CRD scrum methodology, including attending daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
Participate in cross-team group activities to complete assignments.
Required Qualifications
B.S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study required.
4 to 7 years of progressively responsible professional software engineering experience.
2 to 5 years of experience in financial services developing solutions for Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post-Trade, IBOR, or Wealth Management is strongly desired.
Hands-on development experience with relevant technologies from this role, including Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, SQL, and related software engineering technologies, with the ability to deliver sustainable solutions with minimal supervision.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Able to work well with peers in a collaborative team environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with modern web application development using React and related libraries.
Demonstrated experience with object-oriented programming, REST APIs, event-driven systems, automated testing, scripting, and performance-focused engineering practices.
Previous experience with relational databases such as SQL Server, Postgres, or Oracle.
Experience with cloud and modernization technologies relevant to this role, such as Azure, Kubernetes, Kafka, micro-services, and event-driven architecture.
Experience with engineering and operational tools such as Dynatrace, SolarWinds, and Temporal workflow engine would be helpful.
Previous experience in investment management services such as developing solutions for Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post-Trade, IBOR or Wealth Management is strongly desired
Experience with AI-assisted software development tools such as GitHub Copilot and Agentic AI tools is preferred.
Experience with C# and WinForms is valuable for maintaining legacy software components.
Salary Range:
$91,000 - $140,500 AnnualThe 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.
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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