Principal Software Engineer

Job Description:

Principal Software Engineer

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced individual with a proven track record of collaborating with business partners, understanding business requirements, translating business requirements into system requirements, and making recommendations regarding system functionality.  This individual will work closely with development teams, stakeholders, technology leads, and agile teams to ensure successful delivery of program milestones and adherence of the deliverables to the product roadmaps. It’s a fast-paced environment where decisions are customer-centric, collaborative, and iterative.

The Expertise We’re Looking For.

• 8+ years of development experience with 3 - 5 years of technical leadership experience at a senior level
• Bachelor's/Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering
• Extraordinary problem-solving skills dealing with complex distributed application
• Strong leadership skills: you must be passionate about engineering excellence, highly focused, innovative, teammate, self-starter, collaborator, and someone who’s eager to learn every day
• 5+ years of experience in Java, solid understanding of Java 11/17 capabilities, Spring batch and spring boot.
• Excellent understanding of REST concepts and working experience in integrating with the REST API’s
• Solid working experience with Oracle
• Solid working experience with Cloud (AWS/Azure)
• Experience with Java based batch applications is a plus
• 3+ years’ experience working in scrum environment
• Champion of TDD/BDD and Unit testing
• Fully hands on with application builds and deployments using Continuous Integration/ Deployment (CI/CD) tools like Jenkins, Maven, Sonar, uDeploy, etc

The Purpose of Your Role

You will be a Principal Full Stack developer on the Managed Accounts team. Responsible for leading programs.You will be working closely across teams  to understand the E2E picture and translate them into integration requirements. You will also provide some guidance to junior members of the team. 

The Skills You Bring

• Self-motivated, with an excellent work ethic and a strong teammate
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Experience with application architecture and application development
• Background includes translating requirement documents into design documents
• Excellent quality assurance skills with a focus on detail and depth
• Comfortable taking a leadership role in technical design and product implementation discussions

The Value You Deliver

• Finding creative ways to get things done, and do them right
• Keeping an eye on the best in class software engineering practices
• Exercising a passion for keeping your knowledge up-to-date with the latest and greatest
• Taking ownership and accountability for figuring out what needs to be done
• Becoming the Technical expert of the Managed Accounts application
• Work with the development team to escalate any issues encountered during development and get it resolved in a quick and timely manner
• Actively work with System analysts on understanding the new requirements & get them implemented
• Work with QA, and support teams to quickly & efficiently resolve issues identified during the testing and deployment process
   

Company Overview

At Fidelity, we are focused on making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer.

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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).