Director of Software Engineering, Fidelity Investments
Financial services and investment resources
Job no longer available
Financial services and investment resources
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To strengthen the financial well-being of our clients.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Business Information Systems, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Information Management, or a closely related field and six (6) years of experience as a Director, Software Engineering (or closely related occupation) developing enterprise Web applications in a financial services domain
- Or, alternatively, Master’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Business Information Systems, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Information Management
- Or a closely related field and four (4) years of experience as a Director, Software Engineer (or closely related occupation) developing enterprise Web applications in a financial services domain
- Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) developing component based responsive single page financial services applications that consume multiple Web services, using Angular, React, Typescript, Node.js, Webpack, and Gulp; implementing test cases using Karma, Jest, and Jasmine Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) testing frameworks; and integrating single page financial services applications using Analytics platforms — Google Analytics and Adobe Analytics
- DE processing large sets of financial services data for consumption by end users — crafting Extract Transfer Load (ETL) processes for Financial Data Vendor feeds and developing REST API’s with NodeJS and NestJS for financial services domain that interact with relational and non-relational database technologies
- DE acting as a technical lead on multiple projects guiding multiple associates to develop and deliver on schedule customer facing financial services applications — working across multiple functions and business units to align on strategic objectives and goals
- DE configuring continuous build and integration flows in a UNIX (Linux) environment, using Git, Jenkins, Maven, and Artifactory; and scripting automated application deployment flows using Bash and Groovy
What the job involves
- Designs and delivers end-to-end software systems. Develops new initiatives and builds the digital interface for custom Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs)
- Deploys applications using Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) methodologies in an Agile software delivery environment. Builds scalable platforms
- Draws on in-depth knowledge of the business or function to provide business unit-wide solutions
- Develops complex, multi-faceted software applications
- Researches and recommends new technologies in support of the strategic direction of the business unit
- Participates in the research and recommendation of appropriate models, methods, tools, and technologies to achieve business-unit-wide solutions
- Translates and incorporates business vision and strategy to architectural strategy recommendations at the functional level
- Participates in high-level, cross- functional architecture design teams
- Identifies and consults with internal and external technical resources to produce cross-company strategic designs
- Consults on development and delivery of major technology initiatives for the business unit
- Consults on deployment of major project deliverables
- Consults on the documentation of major technology application
- Oversees the technical implementation of cross-divisional or company architectural components
- Initiates and drives project or strategy discussions with users or external groups to resolve issues
- Sets vision, goals, and direction of team/organization
- Plans and leads organization-wide initiatives
- Provides leadership, technical supervision, and expertise to multiple teams in broad technical areas on complex organization-wide projects
- Advises senior management on technical strategy
- Researches and recommends new technologies
- Works across groups to identify opportunities for organization-wide technology initiatives
- Regularly provides guidance, training, and coaching to other team members for performance and career development
- Identifies and plans for future resource needs
- Determines technical approaches at a strategic level for the business unit
Our take
Fidelity Investments, formally known as the Fidelity Fund, has been a leading financial services provider since the 1940s and has seen massive expansion over the latter half of the 20th century. With more than $10 trillion in assets under Fidelity, it is one of the largest asset managers in the world.
Fidelity has been operating as a multinational since the 60s and has offices across 9 countries through the moniker Fidelity International, now Fidelity Worldwide Investment. The industries served by Fidelity are widespread and its clients number in the millions. In 2018, Fidelity opened a service focused on investments in the digital space, focusing on innovations within the bitcoin sector.
As a longstanding leader, Fidelity is well set to maintain its position as well as expand its market share as it develops new features to keep pace with the evolving fintech industry.
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Company benefits
- Maternal & Parental Leave: 16 weeks of fully-paid maternity leave and 12 weeks fully-paid parental leave
- Flexible Wellness Programs: Wellness centers, online consultations, subsidized healthy eating, on-site fitness & more
- Student Loan Assistance: Helping you get a step ahead by paying down your loans so you can save on interest, with up to $15K in contributions
- Concierge Services: Support for the little things that pop-up every day. Delegate tasks on your personal to-do list, plan vacations, find contractor referrals & more
- Dependent care flexible spending (FSA)
- Commuter benefit program
- Adoption assistance
- Backup dependent care
- Fidelity Charitable® employee match program
- Discount programs for employees
- Legal services plan
- 401(k): pre-tax and/or Roth
- Medical coverage
- Dental & Vision coverage
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Group auto & homeowner’s insurance
- Group personal excess liability insurance
- And Many More!
Company HQ
Downtown, Boston, MA
Leadership
Abigail Johnson
(Chairman & CEO, not founder)Has worked at Fidelity Investments since 1988, rising through the ranks from Asset Manager to Head of Retail to President, then CEO.
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