Principal Software Engineer (C++, Market Data, LINUX)

The Team

The Trade Management Engineering group is the team responsible for providing trading solutions for Fidelity’s Capital Markets division. This is a hands-on role as an individual contributor and responsibilities include technical and business requirement gathering, technical leadership, and mentoring peers.

The Expertise You Have

• BS or Master’s in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or Finance.
• 10+ years of low latency systems development experience in C/C++ on Linux, with good understanding of UNIX IPCs.
• Very proficient in UNIX Shell scripting.
• Knowledge of Equity/Options trading systems and market data is plus.
• Knowledge of time series database, KDB is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal, relationship management, and facilitation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with business and technical team members across the organization.
• Ability to read/analyze code and logs for requirement gathering, defect/incident triage, and root cause analysis.
• Ability to understand and design the technology and software architecture of an application.
• Ability to quickly learn, adapt and strive to meet the needs of a fast paced, changing environment.
• Ability to multi-task effectively.

The Skills You Bring

• Expert knowledge and experience of taking complex features and breaking them into clear and concise stories with well-defined business value and acceptance criteria.
• Experience analyzing, documenting, and modernizing legacy systems and workflows.
• Experience with minimum viable product definition and product backlog management.
• Ability to comprehend and articulate end-to-end system or financial workflows.
• Strong leader with a collaborative work style and hands-on team leadership.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and communicate impediments appropriately.
• Ability to establish and maintain trusted relationships between business partners and technology groups.
• Understands the value of trade off conversations with business partners.
• Experience working with QA and customer-facing resources to develop, document, and track use cases.
• Experience detecting and managing scope changes, as well as escalating and managing-to-resolution of issues.
• Effective management of project-related tasks, issues, and planning.

The Value You Deliver

• Responsible for translating program priorities and features into deliverable tasks.
• Lead the requirements gathering of new features and/or enhancements for our retail and institutional financial services platform.
• Collaborate with technology and business teams to deliver high-quality solutions for business problems.
• Bring curiosity and a questioning mind-set to work, asking always about the why and the value of new features/enhancements to the platform.
• Contribute to enhancing systems analysis practices across a global team.
• Monitor documentation standards and best practices.

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.

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.