Job Description
Job Title – Principal - Software Engineering
The Purpose of This Role
Full Stack Principal Software Engineer for the Core Brokerage technology team will be responsible designing and driving implementation of applications/ framework using Java , Rest Services and Angular.
This technology group provides superior development and maintenance support to the overall Fidelity Brokerage organization.
The Value You Deliver
Developing, designing and building architecture solutions on a platform dedicated to high scale processing of large amounts of data.
Setting , communicating and reinforcing technical standards
Assessing and researching current implementations of the platform and determining the course of action required to elevate the platform to meet customer needs.
Taking the business requirements coupled with existing architecture to set a technical vision for features and major components and clearly articulating the evolutionary steps to achieve it
Working with Operations to plan major infrastructure upgrades, to troubleshoot issues and to tune the environment for optimal performance and uptime
Collaborating with peers and management on process improvement ideas, policy and procedure enhancements, and opportunities to improve our customer's service experience.
Participating in code review and unit testing and providing support on issues in non-prod or production
Foster a culture of relentless pursuit of process and product quality through the use of appropriate standards, engineering practices and tools
Actively contribute to Core Brokerage Platform strategy and direction
Actively and intentionally collaborate with other businesses and functions, and pursue opportunities to maximize value for Fidelity
The Skills that are Key to this role
Full Stack Principal Software Engineer exposure to end to end Technology Implementation
Ability to identify areas of risk or potential problems and take action to mitigate them.
Ability to lead through influence and know what data is needed to drive effective decisions
Ability to assess and plan project, and stakeholders needs, and manage deadlines, risks.
Ability to anticipate roadblocks, diagnose problems and generate effective solutions
Ability to build communication and rapport with partners, stakeholders.
Ability to adapt in a changing environment and be effective in many different business settings.
Ability to take initiative, define vision for betterment of products, and execute at high level of quality
Have a strong engineering (“software craftsmanship”) mindset, and are adept in use of various engineering frameworks and practices to develop software product
A creator, a doer, and a disruptor who will help us solve real-life problems, challenge the status quo and is not afraid to ask “Why” and “What if”?
Constantly challenge and inspire teams towards continuous improvement and innovation
How your work impacts the organization
Fidelity Brokerage Technology (FBT) enables business partners to win in their respective marketplaces by designing, building and maintaining the technology platforms and products of Fidelity Institutional, Personal Investing and Workplace Investing. FBT is part of the Fund and Brokerage Operations & Technology (FBOT) organization and has over 2,700associates located in Boston, Covington, Denver, Merrimack, New York, New Jersey, Smithfield, Raleigh-Durham, Westlake, as well as India and Ireland. The FBT India Team is distributed across Bangalore and Chennai
The Expertise we’re looking for
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or similar subject.
12-14 years of experience in information technology.
Financial services experience, preferably in Brokerage Domain
Certification in relevant technologies is preferred
Skills/Knowledge and experience:
Operating Systems : Unix/Linux and shell scripting
Languages : Java 1.7/J2EE (Mandatory)
AWS Cloud(prefer to have)
REST Web Services (mandatory)
Rules Engine (Optional)
UI Technologies : JavaScript, Angular 2+ (Mandatory)
Application Server : Tomcat/TC Server
Databases : Good understanding and experience on RDBMS (mandatory)
Methodology : Agile
Others : Prior experience on large scale IT Transformational Projects ( Migration, Modernization) is plus
