Principal, Software Engineer - Technical Lead (Full Stack) Galway
Fidelity Investments · Galway, Ireland · 1d ago
Job Description:
Join Fidelity as a Principal Software Engineer - Technical Lead within our Asset Management Technology group. You will play a key role in shaping technical direction, engineering standards, and the delivery of modern microservices and user interfaces supporting investment solutions managing over $950bn in assets.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
You have a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent and are passionate about continuous learning and technology innovation.
Required Experience
- Minimum 10 years of software design and development experience.
- Strong experience with Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful services.
- Experience with Angular or a similar front-end framework.
- Experience designing and developing microservices-based applications.
- Experience working within Agile teams and delivering incremental business value.
- Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD tools such as Maven and Jenkins.
Preferred Experience
- Experience with automated testing tools such as Karate, Playwright, Storybook, or similar frameworks.
- Experience with Oracle SQL and PL/SQL.
- Exposure to AWS and/or Kubernetes.
- Exposure to messaging technologies such as Kafka.
- Investment Management or Financial Services domain knowledge.
As a Technical Lead, You Will
- Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to engineers across the team.
- Promote engineering excellence through code reviews, automation, testing, and DevOps best practices.
- Contribute to architecture and design decisions for business-critical applications.
- Partner with Product Owners, Architects, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Help establish and maintain engineering standards across the team.
We Are Looking for Someone Who
- Manages priorities effectively across multiple workstreams.
- Can triage issues, perform root cause analysis, and make sound decisions in complex or time-sensitive situations.
- Champions best practices in software engineering, CI/CD, automation, testing, and code quality.
- Builds strong relationships and collaborates effectively with distributed teams and stakeholders.
- Thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced, and agile environment.
The Team
In this role, you will contribute to the development of technology solutions used by Portfolio Analysts and Portfolio Managers supporting more than $950 billion in assets under management across Retirement and College Savings solutions.
You will help enhance a suite of microservices and user interfaces that provide portfolio construction, modelling, and trading capabilities. Working within a modern engineering environment, you will contribute to scalable, resilient solutions while helping shape the future direction of our technology platform.
Why Join Us?
- Influence technical direction and engineering standards within a highly collaborative team.
- Work on business-critical platforms supporting large-scale investment solutions.
- Contribute to modern engineering practices including microservices, automation, CI/CD, cloud technologies, and DevOps.
- Partner with talented engineers and business experts in a dynamic and innovative environment.
- Help deliver technology that supports millions of investors in achieving their long-term financial goals.