Software Engineer – Backend Platforms, Assistant Vice President (Wealth Custody & Clearing)
Core
Design, develop, test, and deploy enterprise-grade backend services, APIs, and integrations for a modern wealth custody and clearing platform supporting advisor, brokerage, and trading workflows.
Role type
Senior IC backend platform engineer (Assistant Vice President)
Builds
Scalable, secure, cloud-enabled backend services, APIs, and integrations for wealth custody and clearing operations
Domain
Financial services (Wealth Management, Custody, Clearing, Trading)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Backend development, API design, distributed systems, cloud-native development, secure coding, Agile delivery, system architecture, performance optimization, observability
Preferred skills
Microservices, event-driven architecture, relational/NoSQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, financial services domain experience
Technologies
Java, Kotlin, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, RESTful APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud platforms
Responsibilities
Design and build scalable backend services and APIs; partner with Product, Architecture, and Risk teams to translate business needs into technical solutions; contribute to technical design reviews and engineering standards; troubleshoot complex technical issues and support root cause analysis; mentor junior engineers; participate in Agile delivery processes including sprint planning and production support (via careerplan.io/jobs/R-795364-1-software-engineer-backend-platforms-assistant-vice-president-wealth-custody-clearing-at-st)
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities