
Principal Software Engineer in Test
at Fidelity Investments
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Principal Software Engineer in Test blending extensive test automation expertise with domain knowledge to lead testing strategy and automation across agile teams. Responsibilities include reviewing test strategies for unit, functional, performance, and acceptance testing; developing and maintaining automated test suites and frameworks; and conducting manual testing when needed. You will train teams on test management, drive efficiency, embed quality in each sprint, and improve stability and resiliency of critical business processes. This role partners with product leads to deliver highly stable applications and meet business needs.
Job Description:
Principal Software Engineer in Test
Note: Fidelity is not providing immigration sponsorship for this position
The Role
As a Principal Software Engineer in Test, you blend extensive technical experience in test automation with business domain knowledge and data analysis. Within an agile structure, you will partner with product leads to implement test automation and conduct manual testing to increase testing efficiency and support the team in delivering highly stable applications that meet business needs. In this role, you will collaborate with a team of technologists who are passionate about promoting strong testing practices, implementing automation, and executing testing alongside development and business partners.
Your responsibilities include reviewing test strategies with stakeholders to ensure coverage across unit, functional, performance, and acceptance testing; developing and maintaining automated test suites and frameworks to assess product quality and release readiness; and conducting manual testing when necessary. You will train teams on test management, drive efficiencies that enhance agility and speed to business value, influence the team to embed quality in every sprint, and continuously focus on improving the stability and resiliency of critical business processes and applications.
The Expertise You Have and The Skills You Bring
8+ years of software product experience working on commercially available software
5+ years of relevant technical experience and experience in test automation
Experience creating, maintaining, and enforcing the overall program test plan with stakeholders based on evolving schedules and timelines
Ensuring that all the various kinds of testing like unit, functional, performance, acceptance etc. are getting covered.
Experience reporting on the test progress, the product quality status and overall test results to initiative stakeholders
Challenge the team continuously to move towards automation for all daily works
Financial services and Agile/ Scrum experience
Continuously focus on improving stability and resiliency of critical business processes and applications
Ability to drive the test automation strategy within the team
Hands on experience with crafting and maintaining testing frameworks like Junit, Cucumber, Cypress
Intermediate Java skills
Good understanding of web services testing
SQL skills is a must
Data analysis and technical troubleshooting
Build efficiencies in testing that increase agility and time to deliver business value
The Team
In the FFIO Test Engineering Chapter, we work in partnership with product leaders and team members that align to FFIO Product Areas to promote testing practices, implement test automation and execute testing in support of technology-based initiatives.
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Information TechnologyMost roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles. Some roles may have unique onsite requirements. Please consult with your recruiter for the specific expectations for this position.
Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
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 associates for their unique perspectives and experiences. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com. Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to complete the application or interview process.
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About Fidelity
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 Best Place to Work in 2026. 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).
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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 accommodations@fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.
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 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.
Benefits that adapt to everything life sends your way
401(k) with company match
Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
16-week maternity leave & 12-week parental leave
Student loan assistance
Fidelity is invested in you
Committed to Professional Development
At Fidelity, we are constantly adapting to the changing needs of our customers, new technologies, and better ways of working. And we empower our employees to do the same, with an emphasis on developing skills and connections that will help propel you forward in your career while being able to make an impact for Fidelity’s customers around the world.
We offer a wide range of options for professional development including online, in-person, and mentor driven solutions. Special interest and networking groups are also part of our culture of empowerment, personal and professional enrichment, diversity and inclusion, and knowledge sharing.
Continuing Education & Training
- Assess, build, and align your development plan through resources like our skill-building classroom and online courses.
- Video-based training for technology, leadership, management & more.
- Ongoing skills development and coaching opportunities.
- Paid training with a facilitator who is dedicated to your onboarding and will track and evaluate your progress, giving you strategies to improve.
- A range of talent development programs to support career mobility.
Mentoring
- Utilize the skills of experienced leaders to enrich your career.
- Dedicated mentors to help you grow into new areas of Fidelity’s business as you develop new skills.
- An open atmosphere of knowledge sharing and collaboration.
- Opportunities to pay it forward, sharing the knowledge you develop and as you help others define how they want their career to take shape.
Our Commitment
Discover opportunities to build a fulfilling career within a supportive culture that celebrates individuality. We empower our associates to pursue career paths that align with their unique goals and personalities.
Giving back to our communities
Throughout Fidelity, you’ll find a genuine commitment to social responsibility – where we strive to make an impact for customers, while also making an impact on the world.
Fidelity Cares
- Provides associates with opportunities to actively volunteer and share their talents.
- Hosts numerous company-wide volunteer events (in-person and virtual).
- Partners with nonprofit organizations to support our local communities.
- More than 12,500 associates donate time annually – from interns to SVPs.
- Impact includes refurbishing schools, donating books and supplies, and teaching financial literacy.
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- Created to make it easy for people to support charitable organizations they care about.
- Helped deliver $14.9billion in donor-recommended grants to charity in 2024.
- Supported more than 433,000 unique charities around the world.
- Since its inception, more than $100 billion has been given to public charities.
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