Principal Java Software Engineer at Fidelity Investments

Job Description:

The Purpose of Your Role 

To be a part of the FIFT (Fixed Income, Finance & Trading Services), a group within Fidelity Investment Asset Management Technology.

 The Expertise We’re Looking For

We are seeking an experienced software developer to contribute to ongoing project work of the trading, cash management, and market surveillance applications used by Fixed Income Investment Professionals. The ideal candidate will have experience in user interface, Java server side and SQL (Oracle) development, with a strong curiosity about building business application for financial services. You will join an agile scrum team and play a hands-on role in the design, development, and testing of software application in one of the FIFT product areas.

• A strong understanding of the Agile software development lifecycle process.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Mathematics, or Engineering or similar.

• 10+ Years of Experience

The Skills You Bring

• You have strong technical and programing skills:

  • Experience and knowledge of Java (server-side) object-oriented programming skills and/or Python development.

  • Experience of User Interface programming skills such as HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript, and Angular is a plus.

  • Experience in Microservices, Spring/SpringBoot.

  • Experience developing REST API’s.

  • Experience working in public cloud platforms, preferably AWS, knowledge of Docker, EKS, serverless architecture is a plus.

  • Familiarity with ETL processes, knowledge of Informatica/Snaplogic, functional programming skills (preferably Scala/Python) is a plus.

  • Experience and Knowledge of messaging frameworks such as Kafka.

  • Experience with CI/CD tools, frameworks, and methodologies like Jenkin, Maven, Blue/Green etc.

  • Experience and knowledge of Cucumber, Karate, Cypress, or similar frameworks is a plus.

  • Knowledge of SQL development and PLSQL procedures.

• Fast learner and an excellent teammate

• You can efficiently work on a small development team, as well as lead in-depth technical designs.

• You are self-motivated, guided, and have a strong customer focus and results oriented approach.

• You have strong written and verbal communication skills to successfully engage with the technical team.

The Value You Deliver

• Deliver time-to-market solutions, helping business partners use technology in an exploratory, highly iterative environment.

• Help our investment teams evolve their investment processes, to meet both short-term needs and long-term trends, using technology.

• You will lead the design and implementation of software solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work with product owners and business analysts to understand the business and technical requirements.

• Define the system requirements and technical design for specific components within a release.

• Active hands-on role in design and development for either user interface (Angular) or Java, Python or Scala/AKKA based middle tier services.

• Collaborate with Architecture, Data Services, and other Technology Teams.

• Fully engaging in product quality plan efforts, including test case development, design and code reviews and regression testing.

• Actively contribute to promote engineering practices and the definition of source control strategy, performance strategy, environment strategy, and build and deployment pipelines.

• Coordinate and deploy product releases.

• Be part of an on-call rotation to provide Level 3 production support for our applications.

• Develop, document, and communicate design artifacts within the team.

• Maintain trusted relationships with business partners.

• Able to guide, mentor other associates and be highly productive in an agile project delivery environment.        

How Your Work Impacts the Organization

Fidelity Asset Management Technology provides worldwide technology and support to all the Portfolio Management, Research, Trading, and Investment Operations functions. Asset Management Technology is an integral partner for Asset Management to deliver innovative, scalable, industry-leading investment tools that enables the business to achieve competitive advantage globally.

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Company Overview

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 hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Having the majority of our associates work onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most roles listed as Hybrid will require associates to work onsite all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to roles listed as Remote or Onsite.

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.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

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 accommodations@fmr.com.