Director, Software Engineering
Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.
The Role
We are seeking a highly experienced software engineer to lead the design and development of
We are looking for a highly experienced Director, Software Engineer (IC) to join the Alternative Investments Platform Engineering Team in the Brokerage Recordkeeping Technology organization. You will bring a strong background of innovation, technical expertise and a passion for engineering best practices to the team. In this job you will be working on a key initiative for the Alternative Investments space providing strong technical leadership by working closely with Business, Product, Architecture and Engineering teams and guide the path to build a strong foundational layer for the initiative.
- Define product solutions by working directly with business, product and architecture teams.
- Provide technical architecture, design, build, and support complex software applications for the Alts platform optimized for low latency and high throughput.
- Enable data‑driven and insightful decision making through effective use of analytics and AI
- Help navigate new technologies and cloud-based deployments to help deliver high value to our business.
- Establish and reinforce engineering standards, patterns, and guidelines for the Alts platforms
- Proactively lead process and technology improvement initiatives.
- Stay on top of the latest engineering trends and practices and bring them back to the team when appropriate.
- Mentor junior team members and contractors.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
- 15 plus years of platform development experience, building complex applications leveraging Java and Cloud based processes.
- 5 plus years of technical leadership, and mentoring software developers
- Extensive experience in Java / Spring boot / Spring Core / Web Services (REST) / Kubernetes orchestration.
- Ability to drive technical discussions, arbitrate and influence better software design promoting best in breed software engineering and quality.
- Strong experience with API design and best practices using Swagger and OpenAPI.
- Good experience in event driven integrations like Kafka.
- Experienced with using GenAI developer assist tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot).
- Strong experience building CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Maven, etc. and solid understanding of version control using GIT and maintenance of pipelines.
- Experience in front end application development using Angular is a plus
- Good understanding of financial applications and specifically around Alternative Investments is a plus
- Robust critical thinking skills coupled with a desire for growth, to learn and to engage with peers in technical and design discussions.
- Excellent active listening, verbal and written communication skills and brings excitement that builds collaboration and community.
The Team
Our team builds and maintains the platform for the sales and service of the Alternative Investments product in Fidelity. Our team works in close partnership with our business using agile methodologies and best in breed cloud native technology to deliver robust and resilient solutions. We strive to provide the best user experience and technology to help our business partners achieve their goals. Our team works nimbly from the front end to the middle tier to our back-end SQL systems.
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.
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.
Skills Required
- 15+ years platform development experience building complex applications leveraging Java and cloud
- 5+ years of technical leadership and mentoring software developers
- Extensive experience with Java, Spring Boot, Spring Core
- Web Services (REST) and API design best practices
- API design tooling: Swagger and OpenAPI
- Kubernetes orchestration and cloud-based deployments
- Event-driven integrations such as Kafka
- Experience with GenAI developer assist tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot)
- Building CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Maven and maintaining pipelines
- Version control using Git
- Back-end SQL systems experience
- Ability to drive technical discussions, influence design, and enforce engineering standards
- Strong communication, active listening, critical thinking, and mentorship skills
- Front-end application development using Angular
- Familiarity with financial applications, specifically Alternative Investments
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.
Fidelity Investments Insights
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.
