Principal Software Engineer - Back End - Java

Job Description:

Workplace Investments (WI) technology team is seeking a highly motivated individual to function as a Principal software engineer, Tech Lead and member of technical leadership forum of the chapter creating a next gen API platform in Participant recordkeeping application. You will be part of the team which creates the highly scalable high performing API’s and shape the experience of 30+ million customers of Fidelity across the world. In this role, you will partner closely with the business, squad leaders, technical architects and other stakeholders to create the next generation of API’s as a product, which will be used by multiple channels concurrently.

The initiatives that this team is involved in, have visibility at executive level and part of the firm’s multi-year commitment towards tech advancement. Principal Software Engineer will lead a team in delivering our business-critical applications through all the stages of our software lifecycle.

The Value You Deliver

The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated team player committed to delivering high quality products aligned to good engineering principles.

• You will providing technical and team leadership for Java applications.
• You will lead research into new technologies independently, working with the Architecture team to make judgment and recommendations for future releases.
• You will have an opportunity to leverage your skills and knowledge to contribute to the team’s success through analysis, design, development, and delivery.
• You will develop an understanding of the business domain to participate in discussions, planning, and provide feedback to drive the team and product forward.
• You will provide pro-active consulting in the definition phase about the non-functional requirements and its financial implications.
• You will work with the team to manage technology obsolescence of the product and align to enterprise directives.
• You will work towards Identifying opportunities to bring emerging technologies/solutions to deliver innovative solutions to meet business objectives.
• You will embrace and promote the principles of Agile development, Continuous Integration/Delivery and DevOps

The Skills that are Key to this role

• 10+ years of API development experience (currently hands on) in core Java, Spring MVC / Spring Core / Spring Boot / Web Services (SOAP/REST) and configuring web containers.
• Experience in Domain Driven API design, Swagger or Open API Specifications and API Lifecycle management
• You know Object Oriented design and development skills.
• You have hands on experience with AWS/azure cloud platform.
• You are highly competent in Web Services (SOAP, REST), Multithreading and design patterns.
• Your experience in developing cloud neutral applications in AWS/Azure
• Understanding of OAUTH 2 and SSO flow will be a plus.
• You have experience in design, development, and maintenance of highly scalable and reliable API applications.
• You have passion for technology and the financial domain with demonstrated ability to learn quickly.
• You have Experience in reverse engineering and understanding existing applications.
• You are comfortable with SQL (Oracle experience preferred), Unit testing.
• You know Acceptance test-driven development.
• You are Delivery focused with the ability to take full ownership.
• You have Experience working with distributed teams in different time-zones.
• You are Strong commitment to quality, documentation, and engineering excellence.
• You have Strong communication skills, problem solving skills and adaptability.
• You have excellent collaboration and Interpersonal skills.

The Skills that are Good to Have for this role

• Your experience in developing graphQL API will be a plus.
• Awareness of Unix and shell scripting basics
• You have Great attitude, being a mentor, team player and effective contributor.
• You are Self-Motivated and resourceful. Confident and able to work alone as effectively as in a team.
• CICD experience using Azure DevOps and Jenkins
• Experience building technology solutions in the financial services industry is preferred.
• Experience with Agile and Scrum Methodologies is preferred.
• Experience in Tech leading medium to large sized projects
• Experience of code analysis and testing tools, such as Veracode, SOASTA, Sonar and JaCoCo
• Experience with Test automation for unit, functional and non-functional testing (SOATEST, SOASTA, Cucumber)

How Your Work Impacts the Organization

Workplace Investing (WI) helps millions of people save and invest through workplace savings plans. WI builds lifetime relationships with customers and provides employers with cost-effective, integrated employee benefit solutions. The company serves customers online, over the phone. WI business constitutes of four different product lines Defined Contribution (DC), Defined Benefits(DB), Health & Welfare(HW) and Stock plan services(SPS).

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