Job Description:

The Role

Fidelity Charitable software engineers develop next-generation technology that directly impacts how our customers accomplish their philanthropic goals.

As a Principal Software Engineer within our technology business unit you will help take Fidelity Charitable applications to the next level of evolution. The position will require hands-on software development, technical mentoring, cross team collaboration with a diverse and co-located engineering team, and the ability to visualize customer issues as drivers for internal change.

As a member of the team you’ll craft and influence creative solutions that meet not only functional, but also performance, scalability and reliability requirements.

The Expertise You Have and The Skills You Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or equivalent

• Experience in SCRUM, SAFe, or other agile development processes

• Love of programming and rock-solid in Java/JavaScript

• Your ability to work on an innovative application through all phases of software development including design, implementation, and deployment

• Work as a member of a high functioning Agile team to help drive the next generation user experience for Fidelity Donor, Rep, and Advisor web applications

• Your proven collaboration skills with the ability to collaborate with other developers and co-workers to produce high-quality, timely work

• Act as a strong hands-on technical member

• You produce clean, unit-tested, and refactored code

• Perform code reviews within the team

• Strive to raise everyone's game, including your own

• Extensive Experience mentoring junior staff and defining coding standards and standard methodologies

• Can conceptualize Object Oriented design and engineering design patterns

• Expertise experience with building RESTful Web Services/APIs

• Experience with database systems, relational and NoSQL Preferred

• Knowledge of UNIX/Linux

• Understanding the importance of SDLC standard methodologies

• Passion for continuous integration and continuous delivery

• Knowledge of JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and their use in building complex interactive experiences

• Expertise with MVC frameworks (Angular, AngularJS, Backbone.js, React JS or similar) and common JavaScript design patterns

• Making use of Cascading Style Sheets CSS3 features & CSS frameworks to implement responsive web design

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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(opens in a new tab), we have been recognized by our employees as a Best Place to Work in 2022. 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.

As a result of COVID-19, many of our associates are continuing to work remotely. When Fidelity employees eventually return to the office, our goal is for most people to work flexibly in a way that balances both personal and business needs with time onsite and offsite through what we’re calling “Dynamic Working(opens in a new tab).” 

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 Leave of Absence/Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations @fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 2.