Distinguished Engineer

Fidelity International; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Fidelity International is seeking an API Engineer to join the Data Foundations team. The role focuses on building cloud-native applications on AWS and Kubernetes, with emphasis on microservices, data warehouses/lakes, and AI-assisted development.

You’ll contribute to SDLC, container orchestration, and automated deployment, while collaborating with global teams. You will mentor peers, support design decisions, and work across operations to deliver valuable, scalable solutions in a dynamic, global

Qualifications

• Expert level experience in architecting AWS/Kubernetes based applications.
• Multiyear experience designing cloud-native apps on AWS.
• Expertise in container-based architectures and Docker usage.
• Experience with SDLC for container-hosted applications.
• Strong knowledge of microservices architecture and patterns.
• Familiarity with modern data warehouses and data lakes.
• Experience integrating AI into software solutions (e.g., GitHub Copilot).
• Proficiency in CI/CD and build/deployment automation tools.
• Experience with web, application, and messaging platforms.
• Familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and pair programming.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technology solutions aligned with business priorities as guided by Value stream leads.
• Build strong relationships within the scrum team and adjacent squads.
• Collaborate with operations and business reps to deliver value-focused solutions.
• Apply knowledge of data estate, data lakes, and reporting best practices.
• Influence design choices while embracing diverse ideas and approaches.
• Automate routine tasks to improve productivity and reduce delivery time.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Kubernetes

Containerization

CI/CD

Microservices

Data warehouses

Data lakes

AI-driven development

Test-Driven Development

Pair programming

Tools

Docker

GitHub Copilot

Job description

About the Opportunity

Job Type: Permanent

Application Deadline: 06 September 2026

About your team

The pace of change across our industry as well as with technology is ever increasing. Fidelity continues to invest in modernizing its technology estate and alongside evolving our operations and ways of working. Better understanding and utilisation of our Data estate, and API layers, have a crucial role to play in meeting the needs of our clients and this role joins a global team dedicated to doing just that. The Data and Investment Analytics team operates within the Asset Management Platform and we work closely with the Investment Management, Trading and Middle Office business and operations teams. We are critical to every part of the business and key to providing the best client experience possible, bringing our wealth of knowledge, experience, and innovative thinking to our solutions.

About your role

As an API Engineer within the Data Foundations team, you will:

• Play a key role in delivering technology solutions that meet the needs of the business, as prioritised by the Value stream leads
• Establish strong relationships within the scrum team, and with neighbouring squads and release trains
• Work closely with operations and business representatives to deliver mutually agreed, value-focussed solutions
• Display an understanding of the data domain and modern data lake and reporting principles and best practices
• Influence decisions and solution choices effectively, whilst recognising the strength of a diverse team and different ideas
• Improve productivity through automating routine tasks, decreasing time to deliver continuous improvement initiatives and optimising infrastructure costs through efficient database design

This is a high-impact role where your decisions will shape Fidelity’s ability to innovate and adapt for years to come.

About you

This position requires a self-motivated individual with a solid technical engineering background and influencing skills, who can develop, assist development teams with cloud best practices, troubleshooting, and other technical issues related to the implementation of a customer-facing proposition.

Expected skills / attributes:

• Expert level experience in creating well architecture application on AWS Cloud/Kubernetes.
• Multiyear experience of developing & designing cloud native applications preferably targeted to Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Expertise of designing and running applications which run on container (Docker) and systems which are composed of such application containers.
• Experience on container management products and of having run full SDLC on container hosted applications.
• Expertise and experience around Micro services-based architectures.
• Detailed knowledge and experience of working with modern data warehouses / data lakes.
• Expertise with AI-driven development using tools like GitHub Copilot with Agents, and experience integrating AI into software solutions.
• Candidate needs to have rich experience around engineering skills, CI / CD and build/ deployment automation tools.
• Should have rich exposure the web, application and messaging queuing platforms.
• Should have rich knowledge of design and architecture patterns.
• Should be an expert craftsman on test first model of Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Has ability to envision design for complex functional and technical problems while incrementally evolving the implementation in simple progressive steps of deliveries.
• You are adept at Pair programming and can comfortably pair with other developers irrespective of maturity/experience levels.
• You are eager to coach/guide juniors to improve the delivery capability.
• You are at ease with understanding/supporting the code base written by others and in learning/trying wider technology sets / problem solving methods used in a project.
• A willingness to take on new challenges, collaborate and share knowledge freely with colleagues globally is also critical to success.

Feel rewarded

For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team.

For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.