Principal Full Stack Engineer

Jobtailor; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Investments in Massachusetts is seeking an experienced software engineer to partner with quantitative research and investments teams to design and maintain a Systematic Alternatives portfolio construction and management system. You will contribute hands-on development alongside a team of researchers and engineers.

The role requires a Bachelor's in CS or related field, 7+ years in financial services, strong knowledge of system architecture, Python or Java, SQL, AWS, CI/CD, and DevOps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a computational field such as Computer Science.
• Minimum of 7 years of proven professional experience in financial services.
• Strong experience in system architecture, design patterns and software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience with Python or Java and micro‑services / RESTful APIs.
• Experience working with SQL databases (Oracle, Snowflake).
• Experience working on AWS cloud environment.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps.
• Experience integrating financial data with Angular UI.
• Exposure to test automation frameworks (unit and integration).
• Demonstrated experience with portfolio construction and management is a plus.
• Nice to have experience with derivatives and financial instruments such as Futures, IRS, TRS, FX forwards.
• Proven ability to capture requirements and formulate plans by partnering with stakeholders.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills to influence decisions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the quant research and investments teams to design, build, enhance, and support a comprehensive Systematic Alternatives portfolio construction and management system.
• Include hands-on development collaborating with a team of quantitative researchers, software engineers, and quantitative developers.

Skills

System architecture

Design patterns

Python

Java

RESTful APIs

SQL

AWS

CI/CD

DevOps

Angular UI

Test automation

Portfolio construction

Financial instruments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Oracle

Snowflake

Angular

Job description

Partner with the quant research and investments teams to design, build, enhance, and support a comprehensive Systematic Alternatives portfolio construction and Management System.

Include hands‑on development collaborating with a team of quantitative researchers, software engineers, and quantitative developers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a computational field such as Computer Science
• Minimum of 7 years of proven professional experience working in financial services
• Strong experience in system architecture, design patterns and software engineering fundamentals
• Experience with Python or Java and micro‑services / RESTful APIs
• Experience working with SQL database (Oracle, Snowflake)
• Experience working on AWS cloud environment
• Knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps
• Experience integrating financial data with Angular UI
• Exposure to test automation frameworks (unit and integration)
• Demonstrated experience with portfolio construction and management is a plus
• Nice to have experience with derivatives and financial instruments such as Futures, interest rate swaps (IRS), total return swaps (TRS), and FX forwards.
• Proven ability to capture requirements and formulate plans by partnering with various stakeholders
• Strong communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills to influence decisions and engage across Fidelity and at all levels of the organization