Principal Software Engineer/Developer

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Covington, KY
In-Office
Fintech
The Role
Job Description:

Position Description: 

 

Deploys Web applications and APIs on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud platforms through automated Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines. Implements automated test cases, using Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Test Driven Development (TDD) frameworks -- Cucumber, Mocha, and Selenium. Performs technical and functional analysis for complex applications, using Oracle, SQL Server, and NoSQL DB (Cassandra and DynamoDB). Supports user acceptance and unit level testing and performs unit and integration testing within AWS Managed Services, ECS, EC2, Serverless framework, and API Gateways. 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 (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) designing and developing line and real-time financial brokerage trading applications using Java and JavaScript. 

 

Or, alternatively, Master’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) designing and developing line and real-time financial brokerage trading applications using Java and JavaScript. 

 

Skills and Knowledge: 

 

Candidate must also possess: 

 

  • Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) designing and developing financial applications in a Windows or Unix environment, using Object-oriented principles, J2EE applications, Web services with MVC/Spring framework, SOAP/REST, and programming languages (Clojure and Drools); and integrating financial applications with Oracle and NoSQL database through Hibernate and JDBC template. 

  • DE designing and deploying Web applications and APIs on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Platform; designing REST APIs, using Node.js Express.js, AWS-SDK, Serverless Framework, Amazon Managed Services, and client-side technologies (Angular); and deploying front-end Web applications through AWS CLI/Code Pipeline on AWS S3 Bucket with access controlled by AWS Access and Identity Manager.  

  • DE configuring, building, and deploying application packages using Continuous Integration (CI) tools -- Bitbucket/Stash repositories, Maven, Git, Jenkins, and Artifactory; containerizing application deployment on Linux Virtual Machines, using UDeploy, Docker, static content in AWS S3 (with Nginx server), and AWS EC2 instances; and automating the software development lifecycle (SDLC) using automated test tools -- JEST Framework, Selenium, and Istanbul. 

  • DE performing full stack development according to Scrum methodologies -- project management, sprint planning, backlog story refinement, daily standups, and sprint retrospective ceremonies -- using Atlassian Jira and Confluence. 

 

Salary: $149,500.00 - $159,500.00/year 

 

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Fidelity’s hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office.

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