Platform Engineering Lead Jobs in Massachusetts

Who we are

State Street’s IS Sales Enablement business delivers institutional grade custody, clearing, and platform services to wealth managers, broker dealers, and financial institutions. As business continues to scale its digital and cloud native platforms, we are building modern, resilient backend systems that support high volume financial transactions, real-time data access, and regulatory grade controls.

We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineering Manager to provide technical leadership across our backend and data platforms, shaping architecture, engineering standards, and system reliability for mission critical wealth technology.

Role Summary

As a senior technical leader within the IS Sales Enablement you will architect, design, and lead the development of high-scale, low-latency distributed systems in a cloud native environment. This role operates at a staff/principal level, influencing architecture and engineering practices across multiple teams and domains.

You will partner closely with product, data, risk, and business stakeholders to deliver financial grade systems that meet stringent requirements for accuracy, availability, security, and regulatory compliance.

Core Responsibilities

• Leads end-to-end delivery of cloud-native data platforms as products, enabling scalable, reusable services across enterprise business lines.
• Drives enterprise adoption of public cloud databases through standardized patterns, self-service capabilities, and developer-centric platform design.
• Architects and delivers highly resilient, distributed systems meeting strict availability, performance, and regulatory requirements.
• Partners closely with Risk, Compliance, and Security to ensure platforms meet the highest standards for auditability, data protection, and governance.
• Executes large-scale cloud transformation initiatives, including zero-downtime migrations of mission-critical workloads.
• Builds and scales high-performing teams while delivering material cost efficiencies and operational improvements through platform standardization and automation.

Required Experience

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering and platform engineering, with a strong track record of building and scaling distributed systems in enterprise environments.
• Proven experience designing and operating cloud-native data platforms on AWS/GCP/Azure, including managed database services (e.g., Aurora, DynamoDB, MongoDB Atlas).
• Demonstrated expertise in high-availability, fault-tolerant architecture, including multi-region/availability zone deployments, resiliency testing, and SLO-driven engineering.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation), CI/CD pipelines, and automation of platform provisioning and deployment.
• Strong understanding of data platform patterns, including real-time data processing, change data capture (CDC), and large-scale data migration strategies.
• Experience working in highly regulated environments, partnering with Risk, Compliance, and Security to meet audit, governance, and data protection requirements.
• Proven ability to lead and scale global engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, and driving engineering excellence.
• Track record of delivering large-scale transformation initiatives with measurable impact on cost optimization (FinOps), performance, and time-to-market.

Domain Expertise – Wealth & Financial Services

• Strong understanding of wealth management, brokerage, or financial services platforms

• Familiarity with core financial concepts, including:

• Portfolio management and rebalancing

• Trading systems and order lifecycle management
• Market data ingestion and processing

• Account structures, tax optimization, or retirement products

• Experience building systems requiring high precision (e.g., monetary calculations), full auditability, and regulatory compliance

• Working knowledge of financial regulations or standards (e.g., SEC, FINRA, GDPR) is a strong plus

Technical Skills

• Deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and microservices based architectures
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and container orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Proficiency with data storage technologies, including PostgreSQL, distributed data stores, and caching layers
• Hands-on experience with event driven architectures, messaging systems (e.g., Kafka), and API design
• Strong understanding of system design tradeoffs, including consistency, latency, scalability, and resiliency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

Equivalent practical experience will be considered

Why State Street

• Work on institutional grade platforms that support global wealth and custody markets
• Influence architecture and engineering standards at enterprise scale
• Partner closely with senior technology, product, and business leaders
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and long-term career growth opportunities

Salary Range:

$110,000 - $207,500 Annual

The 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.

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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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.