Job Description:
Principal Software Engineer Full Stack
The Team
The High Income and Alternatives Technology team is looking for a hardworking, highly motivated software engineer with strong understanding of programming fundamentals, software design to join their ranks
In this role, you will be responsible for the development of quality software components that are used by Portfolio Managers, and Analysts in managing of over $100 Billion in High Yield, Credit Alternatives, and Systematic Investment Research Funds. You will have chance to engage, shape and productively contribute to Alphabet, our flagship portfolio construction platform. In addition to building software, you will have an opportunity to help define and implement development practices, standards, and strategies across multiple teams.
This position can be in Merrimack, Durham or Boston
The Expertise We Need
Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices design patterns
Experience in UI, Front-End, Single Page Applications using modern frameworks such as Angular, React
Validated experience in crafting and developing systems and solutions with Java, Angular or Python
Experience developing RESTful API design documents using Open Application Programming Interface (API) Standards/Swagger
Experience building and designing large-scale, highly available, resilient, secure, scalable, and digital enterprise applications using micro-services, event-driven architectures
Develop full stack applications using AWS cloud-platforms like EC2, Lambda, CloudFormation, S3, IAM Roles, KMS, EKS, CloudWatch, Elastic Search; Elasticache implementations like Redis, Memcached; AWS messaging capabilities like SQS, SNS; AWS NoSql database like DynamoDB.
Kubernetes/EKS deployment and operations management exposure is a plus
Exposure to Jenkins/Jenkins Core, GitHub Enterprise and related SDLC tools is a plus
Use Agile Software Development methodology for developing the application. JIRA for Issue and project tracking and maintain detailed documentation about the flows and functionality.
Test development and application performance testing using cypress, Karate, code quality and code quality using SonarQube and secure code validation with Veracode.
In addition, any of the following would be plus:
Experience with financial mathematics and statistics, portfolio modeling and/or trading.
Experience with messaging applications using frameworks such as Kafka, JMS, Apache ActiveMQ.
Experience with developing sophisticated Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline including software configuration management, test automation, version control, static code analysis using (Jenkins, Ansible, Docker).
Experience with test automation at different levels of testing (unit, component, integration and functional tests) using Junit, Mockito, Cucumber, Karate for Integration testing, Cypress/Jasmine for client-side testing.
Experience with monitoring services using CloudWatch and Datadog or Splunk.
The Team
We have a passion for technology and love fixing and solving complex problems.
We enjoy working in teams, love to collaborate, share and learn.
We are self-motivated, take initiative, and make decisions with a bias for action.
We care about the quality of our work, favor strong coding standards and patterns, and build with testability in mind
Company Overview
At Fidelity, we are passionate about 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. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associate for their unique perspectives and experiences. For information about working at Fidelity, visit Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer.
At Fidelity, our goal is for most people to work flexibly in a way that balances both personal and business needs with time onsite and offsite through what we re calling Dynamic Working . Most associates will have a hybrid schedule with a requirement to work onsite at a Fidelity work location for at least one week, 5 consecutive days, every four weeks. September 2024, hybrid schedule switches to 2 weeks alternating on-site
Reminder: Per the Dynamic Working Policy, approved exceptions will be reviewed annually, or when the associate accepts a new role, whichever comes first.
Accommodation Language
Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation please contact the following:
For roles based in the US: Contact the HR Leave of Absence/Accommodation Team by sending an email to , or by calling , prompt 2, option 2
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Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients money.
Join Us
At Fidelity, you ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees Choice Award , we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you ve always imagined.
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).
At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document , and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.
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Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.
Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to .