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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Onsite
The Role
Strategic Advisors Technology (SAT) is looking for a Principal Software Engineer who not only cares about what you produce but how you produce it. We are looking for individuals who continually strive to advance engineering excellence and technology innovation and apply sophisticated analytics and quantitative concepts to support investment needs and develop new solutions.
You will build high quality, robust, and efficient analytical solutions to improve internal investment processes with quantitative techniques and methods, statistics and. You would participate in back-end Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) using Java, Python. Apply sophisticated analytics and quantitative concepts to support investment needs and develops new solutions. Adds scale, rigor, and repeatability to research through software development standard methodologies. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and Machine Learning to extract and analyzes information from large structured and unstructured datasets.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
Strong foundation in quantitative techniques and methods, including statistics, econometrics, probability, linear regression, and time series analysis, with experience applying these to investment research and model development.
Expertise in Python, Java, and SQL, leveraging advanced analytics and software engineering skills to build scalable, reliable solutions.
Proven ability to implement research projects through the entire software development lifecycle, applying full-stack development and best practices for repeatability and rigor.
Experience with AWS cloud development and deployment, and building enterprise cloud-enabled distributed systems.
Skilled in data mining, modeling, and advanced analytics, adding scale and reliability to research through software engineering methodologies.
Domain knowledge in equities, fixed income, or alternative asset classes, supporting investment needs with innovative solutions.
Ability to lead application design efforts, participate in design reviews and code reviews, and ensure quality through test case development and regression testing.
Consistent track record of hands-on development of complex software solutions, including CI/CD and ATDD practices.
Effective collaborator with quantitative researchers, divisional partners, and global development teams, thriving in fast-paced environments with competing priorities.
Demonstrated technical and organizational leadership, coaching and motivating team members to achieve optimal performance and career growth.
Committed to problem-solving, communication, and continuous improvement in engineering practices.
You will lead application design efforts, participate in design reviews and code reviews.
Fully engaging in product quality plan efforts, including test case development, design and code reviews and regression testing.
Contribute to enhancing engineering practice in the areas of ATDD and CI/CD.
Engaging in working with global team of developers in leading best practices for software engineering.
Nice to have: understanding of legacy monolithic architectures and expertise in migrating to microservice-based architectures.
The Team
Fidelity Asset Management Technology (AMT) provides worldwide technology and support to all the Portfolio Management, Research, Trading and Investment Operations functions. AMT is an integral partner for Asset Management to deliver innovative, scalable, industry-leading investment tools that enables the business to achieve competitive advantage globally.
You work in partnership with Squad members aligned to the Model Management Product Area. By demonstrating and promoting Fidelity and agile behaviors, you evolve and sustain our innovative, agile culture. The team partners with the investment teams in Strategic Advisors on various projects including model construction, portfolio construction and trading Managed Accounts. We create high quality, robust, and efficient high-responsive solutions that are used to enhance Strategic Advisors productivity and decision-making processes.
Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model
Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.
Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.
Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.
We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career. Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.
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.
