Demo

Lead Quantitative Software Engineer / Front-Office Quant Developer, VP

State Street
State Street Salary
Princeton, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 9/19/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/18/2026
Who We Are Looking For

State Street is looking to hire experienced front office quant developer to work closely with business and technology teams to build state of the art valuation models.

The role requires experience in working with diverse technologies such as C , Java, Python as well a wide range of financial products.

Domain Focus: Fixed Income, Rates Derivatives, and Algorithmic Trading

Primary Languages: Modern C (C 20/23), Java (17 / Core & Functional)

Ancillary Technologies: Python, time series databases such as kdb /q, SQL, Linux, Boost, QuantLib, Nvidia CUDA and / or OpenCL

Why this role is important to us

You will be working with the Global Markets IT team that is focused on building out XVA application.

XVA calculations are critical for assessing counterparty specific risk and charges while trading with various counterparties. State Street plans to develop an inhouse solution from ground up.

What You Will Be Responsible For

As a Front-Office Quant Developer you will:

Work with the business quant team to implement various features and functionality related to xva calculations. Develop test cases and test harness to validate the implementation. Perform back testing of algorithms. Work with infrastructure teams to setup the application compute environment. Deploy and maintain the runtime infrastructure and respond to any issues and user queries.

What We Value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

Programming & Architecture: Multithreaded C (Templates, STL, Boost), Core Java (Concurrency, Garbage Collection tuning), Python (NumPy/Pandas).

Financial Products: Interest Rate Swaps (IRS), Basis Swaps, Swaptions, Exotic Options, Forward Rate Agreements (FRAs), and Inflation-linked products.

Quantitative Concepts: Stochastic Calculus, Monte Carlo Simulations, Finite Difference Methods, Yield Curve Bootstrapping, Libor Market Model (LMM), and Hull-White model calibration.

Infrastructure & Tools: Linux environment, kdb /q time-series database, distributed grid computing, Git, Jira, CI/CD pipelines.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

Master of Science in Financial Engineering (MSFE)

OR

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Mathematics

At least 15 years of experience.

Hands on knowledge of CUDA programming is essential.

Salary Range

$120,000 - $217,500 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.

For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home.

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.

Discover more information on jobs at StateStreet.com/careers

Read our CEO Statement

Job Application Disclosure

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.

Job ID: R-798139

Salary : $120,000 - $217,500

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Lead Quantitative Software Engineer / Front-Office Quant Developer, VP?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Lead Quantitative Software Engineer / Front-Office Quant Developer, VP career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$109,939 - $144,341
Income Estimation: 
$131,745 - $167,716
Income Estimation: 
$144,503 - $184,592
Income Estimation: 
$102,541 - $137,871
Income Estimation: 
$153,752 - $200,235
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at State Street

  • State Street Stamford, CT
  • Role Summary/Purpose: The Implementation Portfolio Management team manages approximately 35 client portfolios that substantially replicate portfolios run b... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • State Street Stamford, CT
  • Who We Are Looking For We are looking for a VP, Endpoint Product Security Lead reporting into the Defensive Engineering leadership team within Global Cyber... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • State Street Princeton, NJ
  • Who We Are Looking For Senior Associate needed for the Alternative Investments Transformation team. This role will work closely with Alternative Investment... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • State Street Princeton, NJ
  • Who We Are Looking For The Alpha Head of Cash Service Product Development and Strategy, Managing Director role is responsible for the vision for the evolut... more
  • 1 Day Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Lead Quantitative Software Engineer / Front-Office Quant Developer, VP jobs in the Princeton, NJ area that may be a better fit.

  • Liberty Personnel, Inc Princeton, NJ
  • Quantitative Software Engineer - Build the brain behind systematic trading Princeton, NJ Own the platform that powers cutting-edge quantitative research Yo... more
  • 2 Days Ago

  • Charles River Development Princeton, NJ
  • If you do not have Front-Office / Buyside / Investment Software trading experience. Please do not apply. What We Are Looking For As a Principal Consultant ... more
  • 6 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!