Principal, Software Engineer - Technical Lead (Full Stack) Galway

Location: Galway, Ireland

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Description:

Join Fidelity as a Principal Software Engineer - Technical Lead within our Asset Management Technology group. You will play a key role in shaping technical direction, engineering standards, and the delivery of modern microservices and user interfaces supporting investment solutions managing over $950bn in assets.

 

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

 

You have a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent and are passionate about continuous learning and technology innovation.

 

Required Experience

• Minimum 10 years of software design and development experience.
• Strong experience with Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful services.
• Experience with Angular or a similar front-end framework.
• Experience designing and developing microservices-based applications.
• Experience working within Agile teams and delivering incremental business value.
• Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD tools such as Maven and Jenkins.

 

Preferred Experience

• Experience with automated testing tools such as Karate, Playwright, Storybook, or similar frameworks.
• Experience with Oracle SQL and PL/SQL.
• Exposure to AWS and/or Kubernetes.
• Exposure to messaging technologies such as Kafka.
• Investment Management or Financial Services domain knowledge.

 

As a Technical Lead, You Will

• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to engineers across the team.
• Promote engineering excellence through code reviews, automation, testing, and DevOps best practices.
• Contribute to architecture and design decisions for business-critical applications.
• Partner with Product Owners, Architects, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Help establish and maintain engineering standards across the team.

 

We Are Looking for Someone Who

• Manages priorities effectively across multiple workstreams.
• Can triage issues, perform root cause analysis, and make sound decisions in complex or time-sensitive situations.
• Champions best practices in software engineering, CI/CD, automation, testing, and code quality.
• Builds strong relationships and collaborates effectively with distributed teams and stakeholders.
• Thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced, and agile environment.

 

The Team

In this role, you will contribute to the development of technology solutions used by Portfolio Analysts and Portfolio Managers supporting more than $950 billion in assets under management across Retirement and College Savings solutions.

You will help enhance a suite of microservices and user interfaces that provide portfolio construction, modelling, and trading capabilities. Working within a modern engineering environment, you will contribute to scalable, resilient solutions while helping shape the future direction of our technology platform.

 

Why Join Us?

• Influence technical direction and engineering standards within a highly collaborative team.
• Work on business-critical platforms supporting large-scale investment solutions.
• Contribute to modern engineering practices including microservices, automation, CI/CD, cloud technologies, and DevOps.
• Partner with talented engineers and business experts in a dynamic and innovative environment.
• Help deliver technology that supports millions of investors in achieving their long-term financial goals.

Category:

Information Technology