The Role
The High Income and Alternatives Technology team is looking for a hardworking, highly motivated Principal Software Engineer with strong understanding of programming fundamentals and software design to join their ranks. Prior development experience in investment management domain will be a strong plus.
In this role, you will be responsible for the development of quality software components that are used by Portfolio Managers, and Analysts in managing of over $100 Billion in High Yield, Credit Alternatives, and Systematic Investment Research Funds. You will engage, shape, and productively contribute to Alphabet, our flagship portfolio construction platform.
In addition to building software, you will have an opportunity to help define and implement development practices, standards, and strategies across multiple teams.
The Expertise We Need
Bachelor's degree (or higher) in a quantitative or computational field such as Computer Science, Statistics, or Applied Mathematics.
10+ years of hands-on experience in building complex software solutions preferably working with investment management professionals.
Ability to effectively communicate with multiple stakeholders including researchers, portfolio managers, and technology partners.
Full-stack software development knowledge preferably with Angular, Java, Spring Boot
Experience with testing software, including writing automated unit, integration, performance, and end-to-end tests.
Favor Agile development practices that prioritize the incremental delivery of working software and respond well to change in requirement scope.
Ability to accept and adapt to scope changes incorporating it seamlessly.
Understanding of Fixed Income instruments, security analytics, investment workflow and functioning of bond markets is a significant plus.
Experience with AWS cloud environment development and deployment is a plus.
Kubernetes/EKS deployment and operations management exposure is a plus.
Progress towards CFA program certification is a significant plus.
Experience leading development teams through mentorship, technical expertise, and technical excellence
The Team
We have a passion for technology and love fixing and solving complex problems.
We enjoy working in teams, love to collaborate, share, and learn.
We are self-motivated, take initiative, and make decisions with a bias for action.
We care about the quality of our work, favor strong coding standards and patterns, and build with testability in mind.
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
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or computational field
- 10+ years of hands-on software development experience
- Full-stack development with Angular, Java, and Spring Boot
- Experience with AWS cloud environment
- Experience with Kubernetes/EKS
- Familiarity with investment management and fixed income instruments
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.
