Principal Software Engineer/Developer

Job Description:

Position Description:

Designs, develops, tests, deploys, maintains, and enhances middle-tier (Java micro-services), back-end (Oracle and Postgres), and Cloud (Amazon Web Services (AWS) customer-facing software solutions. Applies technical tools and methodologies to enable efficiencies, performance, and automation of DevOps processes. Ensures the Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) or pipelines using Jenkins, Udeploy, and Docker. Builds Cloud experiences and Cloud-based testing solutions using AWS. Participates in requirement analysis to identify and adopt best practices for product engineering. Develops and tests products and applications to support sales performance, services, reporting, and representative compensation processes. 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, Applied 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) performing middle-tier (Java micro-services), back-end (Oracle/Postgres), and Cloud (AWS) development using JAVA, Oracle, and AWS technologies.

Or, alternatively, Master’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Applied 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) performing middle-tier (Java micro-services), back-end (Oracle/Postgres), and Cloud (AWS) development using JAVA, Oracle, and AWS technologies.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

• Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) performing functional testing and maintaining a regression suite using Eclipse, PyCharm, SQL Developer, and Git.
• DE performing Application Programming Interface (API) development using microservices written in JAVA and based upon event-driven architecture.
• DE designing, programming, constructing, and implementing new databases using MySQL and Oracle; and modifying existing databases to reflect evolving business needs and platform updates using Oracle PL/SQL.
• DE performing core AWS services according to serverless methodologies, using AWS Lambda, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CloudFormation.

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Fidelity’s working model blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs. Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).