FIX Senior Software Engineer, AVP

FIX Senior Software Engineer, AVPWho we are looking forGloballink, a division of state street Global Markets, is a market leader in providing electronic trading platforms for multiple asset classes. The primary focus will be on developing enhancements and supporting the ongoing evolution of State Street’s industry-leading foreign exchange trading and supporting services. These systems serve customers around the global and enable them to make smart trading decisions, execute trades, and settle large currency/derivatives trades, as well as provide them with necessary analytics and data services.The role is a principal application developer with experience with FIX protocol, Java multi-threading, Oracle, Spring Boot, messaging brokers, and other backend Java technologies. This is a hands-on developer position within a small development team in a very-fast-paced environment. The position is for a senior developer to be involved in sophisticated software development.Why this role is important to usThe team you will be joining is a part of a trading technology function that is vital to the company.What you will be responsible forAs a FIX Software Engineer, AVP you will:- Develop backend code that adheres to architecture and overall design of the trading platform and facilitates integration between several trading applications within State Street and external clients.- Write unit tests to ensure that implemented code introduces zero defects- Adhere to company SDLC, IR Risk, and compliance policiesEfficiently use AI to maximize developer productivity and efficiencyWhat we value These skills will help you succeed in this roleWork closely with Product owners, architects, QA engineers, and other development team members to use current technologies where appropriate, and implement full life-cycle, full stack development tasks.Develop enhancement and support the ongoing evolution of State Street's industry-leading foreign exchange trading and supporting services.Write comprehensive documentation, unit tests and review code of other developers.Use common design patterns to write commercial, fault tolerance, multi-threaded, real-time, performance critical (measures in microseconds), and scalable systems software including Java multi-threading, multiple messaging brokers, and JVM optimizations.Use FIX protocol to integrate State Street financial applications and external clients.Develop complex database programs, queries, and utilities utilizing SQL and PL/SQL for packages/stored procedures with Oracle.Expert in core Java – efficiently use complex multi-threading techniques and other state-of-the-art Java features.Excellent knowledge and in-depth work experience with multiple (at least two) messaging brokers such as Rabbit MQ (preferred), Kafka, and/or JMS-based messaging brokers (Active MQ, Sonic MQ).Excellent knowledge and demonstrated work experience with AI tools and platforms such as GitHub Copilot to improve developer productivity and efficiency, increase testing coverage, and introduce innovation to the platform.Leverage experience in developing CI/CD pipeline scripts using Jenkins, Groovy, JFrog, GIT etc.Hands-on experience deploying and managing low-latency, high-throughput systems on AWS, preferably within financial services or trading platformsPreferred experience in migrating legacy applications to cloud-native architectures using Docker and KubernetesFamiliarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and container orchestration in production environments.Excellent organizational skills and an ability to see “the big picture”.The highest level of written and verbal communication skills and ability is required to customize communications for each target audience. This includes representing the company in a professional manner while interacting with clients.This position requires constant communication with other developers, QA team members, product managers world-wide (New York, Boston, London, Singapore, Australia and Tokyo), and stakeholders at other State Street business units.Ability to efficiently troubleshoot critical code, especially code related to client integrations for sensitive clients, must be able to be on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This includes providing a quick turnaround in patching code with short notice, such as within a day.Education & Preferred QualificationsBachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field; plus10 years of experience in backend Java development, including 3 years in financial domain).Additional requirementsExcellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent organizational skillsAbility to work with development and QA team members in collaborative fashionWork RequirementWork from Boston location in the USAbility to work from office at least 4 days / weekSalary Range: $90,000 - $157,500 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.Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; 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 (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.For a full overview, visit .About State StreetAcross 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.Discover more information on jobs at StateStreet.com/careersRead our CEO StatementJob Application Disclosure:It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.SummaryLocation: Boston, MassachusettsType: Full time