Position Description:
Analyzes business requirements and develops Web based applications, using Java, Angular, Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, CSS3, and HTML5 technologies. Develops build scripts and deploys trading and research applications, using Jenkins, uDeploy, and Docker. Develops and maintains REST Services, using Java, Spring Boot, Jersey, and Drop Wizard technologies. Develops Web applications, using Test Driven Development (TDD) and Agile development methodologies. Uses business knowledge to translate the vision for divisional initiatives into business solutions by developing complex or multiple software applications and conducting studies of alternatives. Analyzes and recommends changes in project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Participates in architecture design teams.
- Defines and implements application-level architecture.
- Develops applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems for the division.
- Recommends development testing tools and methodologies and reviews and validates test plans.
- Responsible for QA readiness of software deliverables.
- Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.
- Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.
- Responsible for meeting project goals on-time and on-budget.
- Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.
- Plans and coordinates project schedules and assignments for multiple projects.
- Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues.
- Provides technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives.
- Advises senior management on technical strategy.
- Mentors junior team members.
- Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives.
- Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) designing and developing Web based applications in a financial services environment.
Or, alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) designing and developing Web based applications in a financial services environment.
Skills and Knowledge:
Candidate must also possess:
- Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) designing and developing large-scale, multi-threaded applications, and consuming streaming market data using Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, and MVVM/MVC design patterns; and supporting technical teams in adopting best practices and modern DevOps methodologies to deliver high-quality, enterprise-grade software solutions.
- DE designing and developing online retail brokerage account transaction processing systems and scalable microservices using Express, NestJS, and Node.js; and implementing comprehensive observability strategies using Datadog and Splunk for monitoring, logging, and performance optimization.
- DE designing and developing trade and research single-page web applications; using modern frontend design patterns, Angular, NgRx, and Nx monorepo architectures; building reusable component libraries and design systems; and conducting proof-of-concept (POC) development to evaluate emerging technologies and solutions.
- DE performing Test Driven Development (TDD) using testing frameworks including JUnit, Jest, and Karma; designing end-to-end testing using Cypress and Playwright; participating in front-end build processes using Webpack and Nx tooling; and establishing Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using AWS EKS, and Docker for containerized deployments.
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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 Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Information Systems or related plus five years experience designing and developing web-based applications in a financial services environment
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Information Systems or related plus three years experience designing and developing web-based applications in a financial services environment (alternative to Bachelor's requirement)
- Demonstrated expertise designing and developing large-scale, multi-threaded applications using OOP, Java/J2EE, Spring Boot and MVVM/MVC design patterns
- Experience designing and developing online retail brokerage transaction processing systems and scalable microservices using Express, NestJS, and Node.js
- Experience implementing observability and monitoring using Datadog and Splunk
- Demonstrated expertise building trade and research single-page web applications using Angular, NgRx, and Nx monorepo architectures and reusable component libraries
- Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) and testing frameworks (JUnit, Jest, Karma) and end-to-end testing (Cypress, Playwright)
- Experience developing build scripts and deploying applications using Jenkins, uDeploy, Docker, and container orchestration on AWS EKS
- Experience developing and maintaining REST services (Jersey, Dropwizard, Spring Boot)
- Experience participating in architecture design, mentoring junior engineers, and delivering enterprise-grade software on-time and on-budget
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.
