Junior Software Engineer

Location: Gdansk, Poland

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Description

Charles River Development (CRD) is the FinTech division of State Street.  Together with State Street’s Middle and Back-office services, Charles River’s cloud-based Front Office technology forms the foundation of the State Street Alpha® Platform, the first front-to-back solution in the industry.

Industry momentum has seen CRD grow over 135% in headcount over the last 5 years, and we continue to grow. As a digital innovation leader, we invest into our solutions, processes, systems, and talent.

CRD / Alpha® Platform Engineering organization is innovating and transforming the platform by moving away from monolithic software to utilising next generation cloud-based technology that leverages Microsoft Azure, Kafka, Snowflake, etc.

Position Summary:

Be an integral part of an agile organization and contribute to the development of one or more CRD/Alpha Platform modules. Junior engineers will receive coaching and guidance from senior engineers and leadership as they develop their skills and contribute to the team.

Responsibilities:

• Under guidance of senior engineers contribute to analysis, design, development, testing, and debugging large and complex software enhancements and solutions within the CRD/Alpha Platform domains including modifications to core frameworks and other primary facilities critical to system operation

• Collaborate with Business Analysts to create simple and sustainable software solutions for complex problems

• Participate in the agile software development process including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives

• Participate in on-the-job and formal trainings to develop your career

What would give you a hands-on experience and growth in the following technologies:

• Implementing Single Page Application (SPAs) using React and Angular with major cloud vendors (e.g., Azure)

• Building React packages and best practices, including Redux and RxJs

• NodeJS ecosystem, including NPM and/or Yarn.

• JavaScript, ReactJS and Typescript

• Develop practical experience with object-oriented programming (JAVA and/or C#), compiler or interpreter technologies, embedded systems, operating systems, relational databases (RDBMS), scripting and new/advanced programming languages

• Learn how to build an event driven architectures  

• Build knowledge of Kafka and /or Kubernetes 

• Learn to develop cloud native services on one or more of the major cloud providers (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) and using Java and Spring

• Learn Snowflake and SQL Server

• Learn to develop observable, operable cloud native software that horizontally scales and is aligned with the modern architectural principles

• Develop business acumen in Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post-Trade, IBOR or Wealth Management

• Build knowledge of test standard and popular supporting frameworks such as Jest, Cypress, and Jasmine

Qualifications:

• B.S. or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study

• 0 – 2 years of professional experience or equivalent college project experience

• Interest and passion about building high quality software in FinTech space

• I Ideally, you already have initial experience with Java, PowerShell and batch scripts and have knowledge of C#

• You have worked with tools like Jira and Confluence

• You are eager to learn and challenge status quo and are characterized by a very analytical and solution-oriented way of thinking

• You have effective written and verbal communication

• Able to work well with peers in a collaborative team environment

• Our employees are expected to work from the office 2-3 times per week

Minimum Salary:​

The minimum salary quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate ultimately works outside of this primary location, the applicable minimum salary may differ.​

Salary will be determined based on factors such as the position, type of work performed, individual skills, job description, working hours, diligence, initiative, self-management, length of employment, availability, and the quantity and quality of work delivered, as well as other objective and non-discriminatory criteria relevant to State Street employees.​

In addition to salary, employees are eligible to be considered for discretionary annual performance-based awards.​

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We Offer:​

• Permanent contract from day one​

• Additional holidays (Birthday Day Off, 3rd and 5th year anniversary Day Off)​

• Gold Medical Package for employees and their families (partner and children)​

• Premium life insurance package and private pension plan​

• Wide range of soft skills training, technical workshops, language classes and development programs​

• Opportunities to volunteer your time to company-driven initiatives, employee networks or organizations of your choice​

• Variety of well-being programs​

• Additional benefits available depending on the seniority of the role

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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