Lead Software Engineer

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer

Are you interested in serving the needs of millions of customers by building the best-in-class digital experience that helps them in financial planning, investing, and retirement solutions? Our chapter comprises teams that work on a wide range of applications and platforms like Fidelity.com, Fidelity Mobile Apps . We're looking for product-aware engineers who are passionate, inquisitive, and responsible individuals to help us on our mission to deliver the best experience to our customers.

The Purpose of Your Role

Our teams build and contribute to Fidelity’s digital presence. As a software engineer, you will help us build the user experience and the underlying platforms needed to support our digital presence. You’ll work on building entire features, taking these from concept to deployment, as part of our autonomous, cross functional teams. You'll have the opportunity to contribute ideas to improve our products as well as develop your skills, learn new technologies and languages, and continue to learn. We're looking for highly motivated individuals who work well in a collaborative, iterative, and fast-paced environment.

The Expertise We’re Looking for

5+ years of hands on experience:

• Primary skills - Java 17 or above, AWS, Dynamo DB

• Secondary skills - Nest JS, Python, Angular

• Designing, developing, and maintaining Java/J2EE applications in a fast-paced Scrum environment.

• Proven hands on experience in spring framework.

• Proven hands on experience in webservices(REST/SOAP).

• Hands on in NoSQL skills, preferably AWS Dynamo DB and good understanding of Data Architecture.

• API Services development and consumption using modern frameworks and open source technologies.

• Implementing Cloud based solutions in AWS, SQS, Lambda, Kinesis Streams and Dynamo DB

• Effectively employ DevOps, Automated Testing and Continuous Delivery using technology such as Jenkins, Maven and Stash.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Science (or equivalent)

The Skills You Bring

• Hands on software development experience in Java Web services and API solutions.

• Hands-on experience building RESTful services, XML/JSON, and modern Application Servers.

• Proficient in Java, J2EE.

• Knowledge of Python scripting.

• Deep understanding of API design, including versioning, isolation and micro-services.

• Working knowledge of cloud computing environments and applications (AWS).

• Experience in documenting APIs leveraging an API documentation framework (Swagger)

• Experience with DevOps, Continuous Integration and Delivery tools like Jenkins, Maven, uDeploy, Stash.

• Strong knowledge of developing highly scalable distributed systems using Open source technologies.

• Experience in Agile methodologies (Kanban, SCRUM)

• Knowledge of relational and NoSQL database management systems.

• Excellent collaboration skills to work with multiple teams in the organization globally.

• Strong team player and able to mentor junior team members.

• Your hands of experience working with package management using Node.js, NPM, Express

The Value You Deliver

• Using business knowledge to translate the vision for divisional initiatives into business solutions by developing complex or multiple software applications and conducting studies of alternatives.

• Analyzing and recommending changes in project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management.

• Creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.

• Establishing full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.

• Participate in iteration planning to maintain velocity and deliver quality each sprint.

• Analyzing business requirements and system development specifications.

• Participating in problem solving, troubleshooting, performance turning, production support, and maintenance of existing APIs.

• Playing a key role in resolving technical roadblocks involving multiple technologies.

• Ensuring code reviews, unit testing, and integration testing are completed efficiently and effectively.

• Helping to coordinate the delivery of technical components across internal/external technical teams.

• Providing technical leadership and mentoring to more junior team members.

• Contributing to process-improvement initiatives in an effort to maximize velocity for the product team.

How Your Work Impacts the Organization

We believe that diversity in background and experience will foster an inclusive and engaging work environment for our employees. This ultimately enables us to deliver a better product for our customers.

Being technically competent is only telling half the story. We believe that delivering the best possible customer experience requires an artful blend of human ingenuity and technology. While we value smart technologists, we are fanatics about our culture that promotes autonomy and leadership at all levels.

People who are great cultural fits demonstrate curiosity to learn, are unafraid to break things, step up and take the lead, take ownership of their projects, and thrive by sharing knowledge.

The Expertise we are Looking for

Our culture code is simple:

• We share knowledge to empower and connect everyone

• We live outside our comfort zone.

• We believe life is too short to not love what you do

• We know amazing people create great opportunities

• We are customers.

• We favor autonomy and take ownership