Application Development Support Lead, Assistant Vice President

State Street•Princeton, NJ

10d•$100,000 - $167,500•Onsite

About The Position

State Street is seeking an experienced Application Development Support Lead for the Record Keeping System (RKS) team. This hands-on technical leadership role combines software development, production support, analysis, and coordination across onshore and offshore teams. The role supports a large, complex legacy application and its interdependent modules, with a focus on resolving client-reported issues, production and testing-environment problems, automation-job issues, and functional questions. The lead owns critical issues end-to-end, from reproducing and investigating them through root-cause analysis, implementation, and deployment of durable fixes. The position also translates technical findings into business-oriented explanations and works closely with Client Support and other stakeholders to maintain alignment and clear communication. RKS is a core part of State Street Alpha’s Middle Office offering, supporting investment managers with accurate and timely investment accounting data. The role is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and uses standard U.S. working hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with flexibility to join earlier meetings as needed to coordinate with offshore colleagues and support issue handoffs. The stated annual salary range is $100,000–$167,500 for the primary location. State Street describes its benefits as including a retirement savings plan with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, and long-term disability; paid time off including vacation, sick leave, short-term disability, and family-care responsibilities; an Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation with eligibility for annual performance-based awards; and certain tax-advantaged savings plans. The company also cites inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and employee networks.

Requirements

5–10 years of C++ development experience, preferably in a Windows/Visual Studio environment.
Strong hands-on experience with C++ (Visual C++ in a Windows environment).
Strong familiarity with the Windows platform, including development using the Visual Studio IDE.
Working knowledge of SQL and Oracle databases, including PL/SQL and core database concepts.
Proven ability to work with large, complex codebases with multiple dependencies.
Experience troubleshooting and reproducing production issues across environments.
Strong understanding of software design, debugging, and code optimization.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently on complex issues.
Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.

Nice To Haves

Experience using GitHub or similar version control tools.
Exposure to Java and/or JavaScript in the context of Web UI and microservices development.
Financial Markets domain knowledge, including derivatives, equities, fixed-income mathematics, asset classes, and their characteristics, particularly regarding market data, settlement, and clearing.

Responsibilities

Lead RKS application development support and resolve production, BUAT, and UAT issues in a timely manner.
Analyze, debug, and reproduce complex issues across environments; perform root-cause analysis and implement robust fixes.
Analyze, reverse engineer, and enhance legacy modules, owning issues from investigation through deployment.
Explain technical findings in business-oriented terms and partner with the Client Support team during issue resolution.
Coordinate offshore Development Support team members, guide junior resources, and manage handoffs of overnight issues requiring further analysis.
Collaborate with senior developers and architects to validate code logic, confirm root causes, and ensure solutions align with system design.
Coordinate across Development, Client Support, and related teams, ensuring effective communication and delivery.
Participate in code reviews and promote development standards and best practices.

Benefits

Retirement savings plan (401(k)) with company match.
Insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and optional additional coverages.
Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, short-term disability, and family-care responsibilities.
Access to an Employee Assistance Program.
Eligibility for annual performance-based incentive awards, with exceptions for certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans.
Eligibility for certain tax-advantaged savings plans.
Inclusive development opportunities.
Flexible work-life support.
Paid volunteer days.
Employee networks.