Senior Database Engineer, VP

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.

Our vision is to be the world's leading investment platform, shaping the future of the industry and driving new levels of technology-led innovation, resiliency, efficiency and growth for investors and the people they serve.

CRD 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.

As a digital innovation leader, we invest into our solutions, processes, systems, and talent.

Join us as a leading technical contributor to the enhancement and maintenance of one or more Charles River IMS modules or components of an agile scrum team. Be a part of strategic development projects and contribute to mission-critical optimization, resiliency, and performance improvement work for our clients. Collaborate with engineering, product, QA and sales teams to drive the platform innovation and modernization.

This job is a hybrid role with at 3 days in the office per week, which you can perform from our offices in Krakow and Gdansk.

Responsibilities:

Database Design and Architecture

• Design and implement scalable, performant and highly available distributed database solutions
• Collaborate with peers across scrum teams to design and deliver database design conforming to database best practices and meet business and application requirements
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of database design, data models, configurations, and processes

Database Development and optimization

• Write complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and script to support application development
• Optimize performance through indexing, SQL query optimization, and other database tuning techniques
• Monitor database performance metrics, analyze and identify bottlenecks, and recommend short-term and long-term solutions
• Collaborate with engineering teams to define performance test strategy, and develop toolsets to generate synthetic datasets for effective and repeatable performance tests
• Implement and manage database security, including access controls, encryption, and auditing

Database Administration

• Collaborate with production DBA team to troubleshoot and resolve database production issue in timely manner
• Monitor and maintain database health to ensure data integrity, availability, and disaster recovery
• Perform database installation, configuration, and upgrades in lower environments

Collaboration and Leadership

• Provide thought leadership on the topic of database technologies and data modeling within and beyond the team's scope of responsibility
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, SaaS Operation, support, and implementation, to ensure seamless integration of database systems
• Provide technical mentorship to junior database engineers

Qualifications:

What we are looking for

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with enterprise applications backed with RDBMS databases or Snowflake
• 10+ years of experience as a Database Architect or in a similar role supporting enterprise applications
• Extensive hands-on experience in RDBMS and distributed data platforms as a database developer
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to troubleshoot and resolve database related issues
• Proficiency in SQL performance tuning in MS SQL Server, Oracle, or Snowflake
• Strong track record of building high performance, production quality software on schedule
• Ability to work independently, handle multiple tasks simultaneously and adapt quickly to changes
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Nice To have

• Expert experience with hardware sizing and configuration, operating systems, scripting, and database technologies
• Experience in NoSQL databases is preferred
• Experience with cloud database services such as Azure SQL Database or AWS RDS is a plus
• A minimum of 7 years working with an Agile development methodology strongly desired
• Experience with developing applications for the financial markets is a plus (Fixed Income, Trading, FX, Risk, Portfolio/Wealth Management, Market Data, FIX, etc.

Recommended Education:

• B.S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study required. MS degree strongly preferred.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world.  From technology to product innovation we're making our mark on the financial services industry.  For more than two centuries, we've been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people.  We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investments research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment.  Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive.  Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks.  You'll have access to flexible Work Program to help match your needs.  And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees' diverse backgrounds, experience and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients.  We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality.  Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader.  You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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