Principal Software Engineer

The Role

Are you excited to shape how people interact with information through emerging technology like spatial computing? In this role, you will be designing and developing innovative experiences and related technologies for Fidelity Experience Center. You will be rapidly prototyping ideas, collaborating with design, product, and engineering partners, and delivering intuitive, high-quality experiences that explore new applications of extended reality and artificial intelligence. Your work will help Fidelity evaluate emerging technologies and turn promising concepts into practical prototypes and pilots for customers and associates.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

Education and experience. A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field and at least 5 years of relevant professional experience are required. You bring hands-on experience developing spatial computing and extended reality applications, including virtual and augmented reality experiences. 
 
Immersive and interactive development. You are proficient with one or more leading development platforms, such as Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot, NVIDIA Omniverse, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Apple Xcode, or Reality Composer. You are comfortable working across programming languages, graphics and application frameworks, and operating environments, and you have experience using AI-assisted coding tools to improve development workflows. 
 
Software and cloud engineering. You have experience designing application programming interfaces and building distributed or service-based systems. You understand relational and non-relational databases, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB, and have deployed applications in AWS or other cloud environments. 
 
Prototyping and live experience support. You enjoy exploring emerging technologies, prototyping hardware integrations, and experimenting with new interaction models. You can support interactive applications and media platforms in fast-moving, live environments, including technologies such as show-control systems, TouchDesigner, and Q-SYS. You troubleshoot calmly, make sound decisions under pressure, and help keep experiences running reliably. 
 
Collaboration. You communicate clearly and work effectively with both technical and non-technical partners. You are comfortable collaborating with creative teams, translating ideas into practical solutions, and adapting as design needs evolve. 
 
Hardware and compute foundations. You have a practical understanding of CPU and GPU roles, NVIDIA GPU generations, Apple silicon and Metal, memory and storage considerations, and their impact on real-time graphics, spatial computing, simulation, and AI workloads. Hands-on experience with device setup, peripheral integration, wiring, sensors, cameras, displays, or similar hardware is a plus. 

The Team

Fidelity Center for Applied Technology is a centralized innovation organization that explores emerging technologies and new business opportunities with the potential to create meaningful value for Fidelity and its customers. Our multidisciplinary teams research, prototype, and pilot capabilities across areas such as spatial computing, extended reality, artificial intelligence, digital assets, and cloud computing. We collaborate with teams across Fidelity and engage with universities, startups, accelerators, and technology leaders to bring outside perspectives into the firm and translate promising ideas into practical experiences and capabilities. We foster a hands-on, curious, and collaborative environment where people can learn quickly, experiment thoughtfully, and help shape what comes next. 

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.

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.