Principal Software Engineer/Developer
Fidelity Investments · Boston, United States · 17d ago
Job Description:
Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.
Position Description:
Designs and implements digital products, software applications, and services across the full technology stack.Develops production-ready applications through coding, performance tuning, and adherence toestablisheddatabase and development standards. Translates business requirements into technical design specifications andintegrates them into the software development lifecycle. Builds and enhances applications using frameworks andtools such as Java Spring Boot, Angular, Docker, Jenkins,Kubernetes, and related open-source technologies.Engineers scalable platform features within an Agile delivery environment to support high-volume transactionprocessing. Collaborates with analysts and engineers to define system functionality, performance requirements,interfaces, and constraints. Developsand executes software testing, validation, and documentation to ensurereliability and quality of delivered systems.
Primary Responsibilities:
Participates in architecture design teams.
Defines and implementsapplication levelarchitecture.
Develops applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems for the division.
Recommendsdevelopmenttesting tools and methodologies and reviews and validates test plans.
Responsible for QA readiness of software deliverables.
Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.
Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.
Responsible for meeting project goals on-time and on-budget.
Advises onrisk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.
Plans and coordinates project schedules and assignments for multiple projects.
Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues.
Provides technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives.
Advisessenior management on technical strategy.
Mentors junior team members.
Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supportingseveral divisional initiatives.
Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closelyrelated field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal SoftwareEngineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) performing full-stack software application development in acloud-native environment for large scale enterprise platforms.
Or, alternatively,Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information
Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a
Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) performing full-stack software applicationdevelopment in a cloud-native environment for large scale enterprise platforms.
Skills and Knowledge:
Candidate must alsopossess:
Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”)performing responsive, component-based front-end web applicationdevelopment in an enterprise environment using Angular and TypeScript, along with modern webtechnologies including JavaScript, HTML5, SCSS/CSS3, and Bootstrap; implementing scalable front-endarchitectures and patterns including state management withNgRxand reactive programming withRxJS;integrating with backend RESTful APIs; applying front-end engineering best practices including unittesting and API mocking; utilizing data visualization libraries -- D3.js,JointJS, ng2-charts,orHighcharts;and leveraging Angular CLI and official migration tools for version upgrades.
DEdesigning and implementing distributed backend services for large-scale enterprise products usingJava, Spring Boot, and RESTful standards; developing multi-service architectures with secure service-to-service communication; leveraging cloud services and relational databases with Java persistencetechnologies including JPA and Liquibase; utilizing Spring ecosystem components including SpringBatch and Spring Security; handling both synchronous and asynchronous workflows; and ensuringsystem reliability, performance, and fault tolerance in cloud-based environments.
DEimplementing secure CI/CD pipelines for cloud-deployed systems using Jenkins,Github, Docker,and Kubernetes; and enforcing enterprise security requirements for secure management of secrets,credentials, and environment configurations.
DEparticipating in driving end-to-end completion of discrete software features,facilitatingtechnicalimplementation, and creating architectural diagrams.
Salary:$186,160.00 to$190,000.00/year.
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Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model
Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.
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Information TechnologyPlease be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.