Position Description:
Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.
Designs, develops, tests, and deploys enterprise-level applications using Java, JavaScript, Spring Core and MVC frameworks, testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, and Spring Test), and tools (Swagger, Git, Jenkins, uDeploy, and Docker). Designs microservices and performs performance tuning of services. Designs and architects Cloud based solutions using Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) offerings. 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 complex 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 building responsive web 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 building responsive web applications in a financial services environment.
Skills and Knowledge:
Candidate must also possess:
- Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) developing enterprise Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to optimize account performance and product inquiries by applying authorization rules - OAuth framework - in support of investment strategies, using Spring Boot frameworks and Java; and performing automation using Serenity Cucumber framework in Java, for AWS lambda services and Spring Boot APIs.
- DE applying DevOps principles throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) to provide financial services continuity on web applications by performing Continuous Integration (CI) and deployments (using Jenkins) and code scanning (using Sonar); and providing solutions by testing and improving application performance (for compliance score) and identifying performance bottlenecks, using MOX.
- DE assisting consumers with investments strategies by writing SQL stored procedures and complex queries that interact with Postgres databases and validate product strategies and account data.
- DE building enterprise financial services and performing Service Management Automation (SMA) account management to maintain (create or delete) and update account data in a financial service environment, using AWS Lambda and Python; and creating solutions and strategies for business use cases in an SMA domain, using Spring Boot and AWS.
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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 or related field (or foreign equivalent)
- Minimum five (5) years experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or Master's + three years alternative) in financial services
- Expertise in Java and Spring (Spring Core, MVC, Spring Boot) for building responsive web applications and APIs
- Experience with JavaScript for front-end/responsive web work
- Designing and implementing microservices and performing performance tuning
- Experience with testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, Spring Test) and automation (Serenity Cucumber)
- Experience building and documenting APIs (Swagger) and applying OAuth authorization rules
- Cloud architecture and implementation experience with AWS and Azure (including AWS Lambda)
- DevOps and CI/CD experience (Jenkins, uDeploy, Docker, Sonar, code scanning)
- Experience writing SQL stored procedures and complex queries for Postgres databases
- Experience with Python for AWS Lambda and automation tasks
- Experience with Service Management Automation (SMA) account management in financial services
- Experience participating in architecture design, mentoring junior engineers, and advising senior management on technical strategy
- Ability to produce comprehensive documentation and ensure QA readiness of deliverables
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.









