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Senior Full Stack Engineer
State Street. Lead engineering on a multi-year programme modernizing and migrating middle-office applications to AWS .
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in leading modernization and cloud migration initiatives, with a strong focus on Java, Spring Boot, and AWS technologies. Proven ability to build and manage high-performing engineering teams while implementing AI-driven solutions and maintaining code quality standards.
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Java 17+ ExpertiseSpring Boot Microservices DevelopmentAWS Cloud Migration ExperienceReactJS Front-End DevelopmentCI/CD Pipeline Management
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Hard Skills
Java 17+Spring BootREST API DesignKafkaOracle SQLCI/CDTerraformDockerKubernetesAI Coding Assistants
Soft Skills
LeadershipTeam BuildingCoachingCollaborationCommunication
Tools & Technologies
AWSJenkinsGitHub ActionsReact Testing LibraryHarness
Certifications & Qualifications
AWS Professional-level Certification
Industry Keywords
Financial ServicesMiddle-Office ApplicationsInvestment ServicingRegulated EnvironmentCloud-Native Services
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAWSCloudDockerGWTJavaJenkinsJestKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesOracleReactReduxSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQLTerraformTypeScriptC++
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead engineering on a multi-year programme modernizing and migrating middle-office applications to AWS
- Design and write production code for cloud-native services and user interfaces
- Build ReactJS front ends replacing legacy desktop and GWT/PowerBuilder UIs
- Build Java/Spring Boot microservices and REST/Kafka/IBM MQ APIs with Oracle persistence on ECS/EKS
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, containerization, secrets management and observability
- Create reference implementations, templates and starter projects for the team and AI agents
- Conduct daily code reviews, pair with engineers and debug production issues
- Lead the modernization engineering team and set architecture, code quality, testing and release standards
- Own technical delivery plans, estimates and release quality with Architecture, Platform, Data, QE and application support teams
- Lead engineering for cutover, parallel runs and handover to run teams
- Use AI tools and agents to accelerate discovery, code conversion, testing and deployment
- Build agent workflows, prompt libraries and codebase knowledge context
- Apply AI to reverse-engineer legacy code, generate specifications, convert code and generate tests
- Track and report AI productivity and quality metrics
- Implement human review checkpoints, audit trails and secure-coding gates for AI-generated code
- Ensure AI-extracted business logic is reviewed by subject-matter experts and reconciled before go-live
- Hire, coach and grow a permanent full-stack engineering team
- Build AI fluency across the team and manage vendor and temporary capacity
- Ensure knowledge transfer to permanent staff
Requirements
What you’ll need- 16+ years in software engineering, still actively coding
- 5+ years leading engineering teams on modernization or cloud migration programmes
- Expert in Java 17+, Spring Boot, JPA, REST API design, Kafka/IBM MQ messaging and performance tuning
- Strong experience with modern React, hooks, TypeScript, Redux or similar, component design, Jest/React Testing Library, and data-heavy enterprise UIs
- Practical experience with CI/CD, Harness, Jenkins or GitHub Actions, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes/ECS/EKS, Git workflows, automated testing and quality gates
- AWS experience covering compute, networking, IAM, managed services, HA/DR
- Strong SQL; experience with Oracle and migrating from Sybase or SQL Server
- Proven hands-on use of AI coding assistants and agents in delivery, with measurable results
- Comfortable reading and reverse-engineering COBOL, C/C++, and PowerBuilder
- Experience delivering in a regulated financial services environment
- Knowledge of investment servicing or middle-office areas preferred
- Experience building MCP servers, knowledge graphs or retrieval-augmented context for engineering agents preferred
- AWS Professional-level or equivalent certification preferred
Benefits
Comp & perks- Inclusive development opportunities
- Flexible work-life support
- Paid volunteer days
- Vibrant employee networks