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Lead the design, governance and delivery of enterprise APIs as API Technical Lead at State Street, Burlington, MA.

Oversee REST, gRPC and event‑driven APIs, mentor teams, ensure security and scalability, and drive API platform enablement.

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced API Technical Lead with more than 10 years of experience to own the design, governance, and delivery of enterprise APIs that power internal platforms, client integrations, and partner ecosystems. This role combines hands‑on technical leadership with architecture, standards, and cross‑team influence to ensure APIs are scalable, secure, and developer‑friendly.

API Architecture & Design

Own the API strategy and architecture (REST/gRPC/event‑driven as appropriate)
Define and enforce API standards (naming, versioning, error handling, pagination)
Design APIs for scalability, performance, and backward compatibility
Drive API‑first and contract‑driven development (OpenAPI/Swagger, schemas)
Lead API lifecycle management: design → build → version → deprecate

Engineering Leadership

Provide hands‑on technical leadership for API development teams
Review designs and code to ensure quality, consistency, and best practices
Lead complex API initiatives and cross‑service integrations
Mentor engineers and raise the overall API engineering bar
Act as the primary technical escalation point for API‑related issues

Security, Reliability & Governance

Ensure APIs meet enterprise security standards (authN/authZ, rate limiting, input validation)
Integrate APIs with OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, mTLS , and centralized auth services
Define and implement API governance , approvals, and change management
Ensure observability: logging, metrics, tracing, and SLAs
Drive resiliency: throttling, circuit breakers, retries, and graceful degradation

Platform & Ecosystem Enablement

Build and maintain API gateways , developer portals, and shared libraries/SDKs
Enable self‑service onboarding for internal and external consumers
Partner with product, security, SRE, and platform teams
Support internal, client, and partner integrations at scale

Delivery & Operations

Integrate APIs with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
Ensure production readiness, on‑call support, and incident response
Drive API modernization and legacy integration cleanup
Track adoption, performance, and reliability metrics

Required Skills & Experience

Technical

Strong experience designing and delivering enterprise APIs
Expertise in REST APIs ; experience with gRPC and event‑driven APIs a plus
Proficiency in Java, C#, or similar backend technologies
Strong experience with API gateways and service mesh concepts
Deep understanding of distributed systems and microservices

Platform & DevOps

Experience with Kubernetes, containers, and cloud platforms
CI/CD automation and Git‑based workflows
Observability tools (metrics, tracing, logging)
Familiarity with API testing, mocking, and contract validation

Security & Compliance

OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, RBAC, secrets management
Rate limiting, abuse prevention, and data protection
Audit logging and compliance‑ready API design

Nice to Have

Experience supporting external client or partner APIs
Knowledge of financial services or regulated environments
Exposure to API monetization, throttling tiers, or usage analytics
Experience driving API platform or integration strategy

Salary Range

$120,000 - $202,500 Annual

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.

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