Job Title: Director Quant Development
The Role
We are seeking Director Quant Engineering to join our Quantitative Research & Investments Technology (QRIT) team in Fidelity Asset Management Technology. This role will partner with the quant research and investments teams to design, build, enhance, and support a comprehensive Systematic Fixed Income research and portfolio construction ecosystem. This individual will include hands on development collaborating with team of software engineers and quantitative developers.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in a computational field such as Computer Science, Master’s degree is preferred
- Minimum of 7 years of proven professional experience working in financial services (Asset Management experienced preferred)
- Proven experience engaging with senior internal and external clients and partners
- Experience with Python and micro-services / RESTful APIs
- Experience integrating data services with Excel or other UI like angular is a plus
- Prior quant dev experience with Fixed Income asset class is a plus
- Experience working on AWS cloud environment and working knowledge of CI/CD & DevOps
- Strong experience in system architecture, design patterns and software engineering fundamentals such as OOP, functional programming, data modeling.
- Advanced understanding of data structures
- Demonstrated experience with portfolio construction and/or portfolio optimization is a plus
- Proven ability to capture requirements and formulate plans by partnering with various stakeholders
- Strong communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills to influence decisions and engage across Fidelity and at all levels of the organization
Asset Management Technology (AMT) provides worldwide technology and support to all the Investment Management, Research, Trading, and Investment Operations functions. We are seeking a Director, Quant Software Engineer to join our Quantitative Research & Investing Technology organization. This role will be part of our Quantitative Engineering team, which is responsible for delivering & maintaining solutions for Quant Research team.
The base salary range for this position is $126,000-255,000 USD per year.Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.
Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.
We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career. Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.
Please 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.
Certifications:Category:Information TechnologySkills Required
- Degree in a computational field such as Computer Science
- 10+ years' hands on experience with software engineering
- Practical experience developing applications for asset management or global capital markets
- Experience working with derivatives for at least one asset class
- Development experience using Python
- Object Oriented development experience, ideally with Java & Python
- Experience working with SQL and PL/SQL on Database
- Exposure to test automation frameworks
- Experience with RESTful APIs
- Experience with UI development with Angular
- AWS cloud environment and understanding of CI/CD & DevOps
- Experience using agile development practices
- Experience with numerical-analysis software libraries
Fidelity Investments Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fidelity Investments and has not been reviewed or approved by Fidelity Investments.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Bonuses, commissions, and profit-sharing are presented as generous and meaningful components of total compensation, with certain roles achieving high total earnings through multiple pay streams. Variable pay is consistently framed as a positive contributor beyond base salary.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match up to 7% alongside additional profit-sharing up to 10% materially enhances long-term compensation. These retirement features are highlighted as standout strengths of the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Generous paid parental leave (16 weeks maternity, 12 weeks parental), backup dependent care, and adoption assistance provide robust family support. Hybrid work and caregiving resources further ease family responsibilities.
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What We Do
At Fidelity, our goal is to make financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We do this by focusing on a diverse set of customers: - from 23 million people investing their life savings, to 20,000 businesses managing their employee benefits to 10,000 advisors needing innovative technology to invest their clients’ money. We offer investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, and many other financial products. Privately held for nearly 70 years, we’ve always believed by providing investors with access to the information and expertise, we can help them achieve better results. That’s been our approach- innovative yet personal, compassionate yet responsible, grounded by a tireless work ethic—it is the heart of the Fidelity way.
