Director- Software Engineering at Fidelity Investments
Boston, MA
About the Job
Job Description:
Director – Full Stack Engineering (Options Overlay)
Location: BOS
Fidelity Asset Management Solutions (FAMS) is looking for a Director–Full Stack Engineering (OptionsOverlay), to join a full stack dynamic engineering team. In this role, you willbe responsible for leading the development and execution of complex financial products, leveraging your expertise in derivatives and software engineering. This is a hands-on role where you will be responsible for setting technical direction and being a subject matter expert in the new Options Overlay product being built.
You will leadmultiple squads responsible for building a brand-newplatform thatwill enable us to launcha new Options Overlay Product (Liquid Alts)within FAMS. This is a unique opportunity to be part of something special from the ground up. FAMS is an exciting growth area for Fidelity under the Investment Frontier Neighborhood (IFN), and you will work on broadening the portfolio of capabilities within the new Liquid Alts product that employs several different Market Instruments including Derivatives, Equities.
** This position is based out of BOSTON only.
The Expertise We are Looking For
You care deeply about doing excellent work with excellent people.
You have a BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent and you want to learn more.
A minimum of 10+ years of software engineering experience.
Perform coding and development as needed and alsoProvide technical and strategic leadership to a team of software engineers focused on developing and deploying overlay strategies.
Proven ability to lead and motivate high-performing teams.
Ability to set ambitious standards in applying practices across the squad in areas such as Unit testing, Automation, ATDD, DevOps, CI/CD, design, and code reviews.
You have extensive experience in leading the development of enterprise quality platforms using Angular/ Java, Spring Boot, RESTful services / Oracle SQL & PLSQL and deep familiarity in at least one other.
Strong inclination towards Quality centric platform engineering.
Deep understandingof Cloud Technologies such as AWS (Amazon Web Services) and Kubernetes would be an advantage.
Ability to work on complex business and technical domain, Investment Management/ Financial Business Domain would be beneficial.
You are currently working towards CFA
The Purpose of Your Role
We will welcome you onto an agile track that is at the forefront of engineering in Asset Management Technology, FAMS with a prominent level of focus on ATDD, Continuous Integration/Delivery and engineering excellence. We want to work with a Senior Engineering Leader who is versatile, always eager to take on the latest problems and share solutions as we push the technology forward. Working independently as well as collaboratively, it is paramount for this person to have a positive ‘can-do’ approach to teamwork.
The Skills You Bring
Having excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills and the ability to run with multiple tasks at a given time.
Ability to provide technical guidance and leadership to your team.
Coach and mentor more junior members of the team.
You thrive in a team environment, collaborating openly and actively contributing to how work gets completed.
The Value You Deliver
Deliver high quality, timely, cost effective and maintainable software solutions in an agile environment to meet functional and non-functional business requirements.
Actively contribute to evangelize engineering practices such as code and design reviews and the definition of source control strategy, environment strategy, and build and deployment pipeline.
Work with product owner, technical leads and architect as required to influence technical improvements to the platform.
Develop a keen understanding of the business domain you are working on and actively participate in technology discussions with business partners and other external parties.
Investigate creative practices and share them with your team-mates.
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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. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office.
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.
