About the Role
We are looking for a Full Stack Engineer with a strong foundation in enterprise application development, low-latency services, and cloud-native engineering. The ideal candidate combines hands-on coding ability across backend and frontend technologies with a product mindset, helping build resilient, scalable, and secure features across State Street’s platform ecosystem.
As a Senior Associate, you will work closely with senior engineers, architects, and product teams to design, develop, test, and support modern applications and services. This role is well suited for engineers who are eager to deepen their experience in full-stack development, CI/CD, cloud deployment, and enterprise-grade software delivery in a highly collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain application features across the full stack, including backend services in Python and/or Java and frontend components using React and/or Angular.
Contribute to the design, development, testing, and deployment of scalable and secure enterprise applications.
Develop and integrate RESTful APIs, service endpoints, and backend business logic to support product and platform capabilities.
Build responsive, reusable, and user-friendly frontend components aligned with UX and design standards.
Support development and deployment of services on cloud-native infrastructure, including AWS and/or Azure environments.
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated build and deployment processes, and test automation to support reliable releases.
Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, technical design discussions, and pod ceremonies to improve engineering quality and delivery effectiveness.
Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve defects across frontend, backend, integration, and deployment layers.
Collaborate with product owners, QA engineers, architects, and peer developers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Ensure code quality through adherence to engineering standards, secure coding practices, documentation, and testing best practices.
Support application monitoring, logging, and operational readiness to help maintain platform stability and performance.
Learn and apply enterprise patterns for microservices, cloud-native delivery, observability, and scalable software design.
Contribute to ongoing improvements in developer experience, performance optimization, and maintainability of platform components.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
0–7 years of experience in software engineering or full-stack application development.
Working knowledge of Python or Java for backend development.
Experience with at least one modern frontend framework such as React or Angular.
Understanding of REST API design, web services, and integration patterns.
Familiarity with relational and/or NoSQL databases, including basic data modeling and query concepts.
Exposure to cloud-native development on AWS and/or Azure.
Familiarity with Git, version control workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing practices.
Basic understanding of microservices architecture, containerization, and software development lifecycle practices.
Experience with Docker and basic familiarity with Kubernetes.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug issues across multiple layers of the application stack.
Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, agile engineering environment.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Knowledge of observability tools, logging, monitoring, and alerting practices.
Coursework, certifications, or project experience involving GenAI/LLM-powered applications is a plus.
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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
- 0-7 years of experience in software engineering or full-stack application development.
- Working knowledge of Python or Java for backend development.
- Experience with at least one modern frontend framework such as React or Angular.
- Understanding of REST API design, web services, and integration patterns.
- Familiarity with relational and/or NoSQL databases, including basic data modeling and queries.
- Exposure to cloud-native development on AWS and/or Azure.
- Familiarity with Git, version control workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing practices.
- Basic understanding of microservices architecture, containerization, and software development lifecycle practices.
- Experience with Docker and basic familiarity with Kubernetes.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug across multiple application layers.
- Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, agile engineering environment.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Knowledge of observability tools, logging, monitoring, and alerting practices.
- Coursework, certifications, or project experience involving GenAI/LLM-powered applications.
State Street Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about State Street and has not been reviewed or approved by State Street.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is framed as a standout component, highlighted by a 401(k) match described as 100% on the first 6% of base salary. This is positioned as a meaningful offset to less competitive cash compensation for some roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave and time off are portrayed as relatively robust, with references to multi-week vacation, paid holidays, sick time, and additional days tied to wellness or volunteering. This breadth is repeatedly treated as a tangible part of total rewards beyond base pay.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits are presented as extensive, including the BeWell program, fitness discounts, onsite or supported health resources, and financial counseling. These offerings are depicted as strengthening the overall benefits proposition even when pay satisfaction is tepid.
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What We Do
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