Principal Software Engineer/Developer
at Fidelity Investments
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Responsible for building, deploying, and sustaining distributed, scalable full-stack web applications in AWS. Leads re-hosting, re-platforming, and re-architecting of legacy on-prem apps migrated to AWS. Designs and develops multi-tier platforms using Python, shell scripting, and IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible), and automates provisioning, deployment, and monitoring. Applies CI/CD, Kubernetes, and cloud DevOps practices to deliver reliable systems, while guiding junior engineers and contributing to architectural decisions.
Job Description:
Position Description:
Builds and monitors distributed and scalable full stack Web application in Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud environments. Performs re-hosting, re-platforming, and re-architecting for existing legacy on-prem applications migrated to AWS. Designs, develops, and deploys highly resilient and highly available multi-tier application platforms written in Python and supports Shell scripting languages. Automates infrastructure provisioning, deployment workflows, performance monitoring, and operational tasks using scripting languages Python, Golang, PowerShell, and Bash. Executes system provisioning, configuration management, and environment setup using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools -- Terraform, and Ansible. Applies Cloud Computing and DevOps concepts including Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and Kubernetes to efficiently and reliable deploy systems at scale.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Participates in architecture design teams.
- Defines and implements application-level architecture.
- Gathers business requirements and translates them into detailed technical specifications and modular components for implementation by the development team.
- Develops applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems for the division.
- Recommends development testing tools and methodologies and reviews and validates test plans.
- Ensures the quality and readiness of software deliverables.
- Implements automated testing, code reviews, and validation processes prior to release.
- Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.
- Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.
- Ensures projects timely completion and budgetary adherence.
- Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.
- Plans and coordinates project schedules and assignments for multiple projects.
- Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues.
- Provides technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives.
- Advises senior management on technical strategy.
- Mentors junior team members.
- Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives.
- Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) designing, automating, and supporting Web-based applications in AWS and on-premise environments, using Cloud technologies and Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tools.
Or, alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) designing, automating, and supporting Web-based applications in AWS and on-premise environments, using Cloud technologies and Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tools.
Skills and Knowledge:
Candidate must also possess:
- Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) building and maintaining full-stack applications using Node.js and React.js integrated with backend services via REST Application Programming Interfaces (APIs); and improving engineering productivity by providing custom User Interface (UI) based interfaces for incident tracking, configuration management, and change approvals.
- DE automating business and technology operations, including Kubernetes cluster rehydration, application recycling, patching, disaster recovery, and IT Service Management (ITSM) reporting, using Jenkins, uDeploy, RunDeck, Ansible, and AWS; designing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, security controls, and infrastructure provisioning, using Jenkins, Serverless Framework, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and SonarQube; performing unit testing and integration testing, using PyTest and unit test libraries; developing configuration management scripts using Ansible; and writing complex SQL/PL-SQL queries in SQL Server, Snowflake, and Oracle.
- DE researching performance bottlenecks to provide tuning recommendations, ensuring rapid root cause analysis, and reduce Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Respond (MTTR), using APM tools -- Dynatrace, New Relic, Splunk, and Datadog; and performing capacity planning to recommend CPU sizing, memory allocation, and process configuration management, using APM tools.
- DE instrumenting advanced observability practices at scale across Cloud-native and hybrid environments, and defining and tracking Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs) to ensure reliability and performance metrics, using Python automation and IaC methodologies, Datadog, Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana, and ELK stack; developing custom dashboards, alerting rules, and automated incident response workflows to proactively detect and resolve performance degradations, using Datadog, Catchpoint, Grafana, ELK, and Cloudwatch; and enabling actionable insights through trace-level correlation of user Journeys (E2E) and system behaviors, using Dynatrace, Splunk, Draw.io, and Miro.
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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.
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
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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).
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, 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.
Fidelity Charitable®
- 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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