Principal Performance Engineer

Fidelity Investments Inc.; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Investments is seeking a Principal Performance Engineer for Fidelity Stock Transfer within Fidelity Labs. You will design and build high‑performing, scalable end‑to‑end systems, and lead performance initiatives across the stack.

The role requires strong Java development, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and experience with load testing tools. You will collaborate closely with SRE, frontend, and backend engineers to ensure production‑quality, observable software and smooth CI/CD integration.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on experience delivering high‑performant services.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems and RESTful APIs.
• Proven ability to improve production code with performance insights.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement performance-driven architectures for end-to-end systems.
• Lead performance tests and profiling to reduce latency and bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with frontend, backend, and SRE teams to meet non-functional goals.

Skills

Java development

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Performance testing

Debugging & profiling

Production-quality code

K6 / Gatling / JMeter

Node.js familiarity

Angular / React

CI/CD & test automation

Cloud-native apps

Observability

Agile / Scrum

Collaborative engineering

Communication

Tools

K6

Gatling

JMeter

Node.js

Angular

React

CI/CD pipelines

Containers

Job description

Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Job Description:

The Role

Fidelity Stock Transfer (FST) in Fidelity Labs is looking for a Principal Performance Engineer to join us. As a key member of a growing engineering team, this role will be hands‑on building the technology and architecture of world class end‑to‑end systems. Learn more about FST at fidelitystocktransfer.com

The Expertise You Have

• Strong Java development experience
• Hands‑on experience building and maintaining services using Spring Boot
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and distributed systems
• Experience designing and executing performance/load tests
• Strong debugging and profiling skills
• Ability to read, write, and improve production‑quality code
• Experience with k6, Gatling, JMeter, or similar performance testing tools
• Familiarity with Node.js
• Frontend experience with Angular and/or React
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and test automation
• Experience testing cloud‑native applications (containers, microservices)
• Knowledge of observability tools (metrics, logging, tracing)
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments
• A developer‑first mindset with a strong interest in performance engineering
• Someone who can bridge the gap between functional correctness and non‑functional requirements
• A collaborative engineer who can influence design decisions based on performance insights
• Comfort stepping into existing codebases and improving them
• You build positive relationships with other team members and have excellent verbal and written communication.

The Team

We are Fidelity Labs , Fidelity Investments’ in‑house fintech incubator with a mission to build new businesses to drive growth for Fidelity. We seek to shape the future of our industry by building new products and services to improve the lives of the diverse set of customers, businesses and financial institutions we serve.

Fidelity Labs is a dynamic workplace that combines the best parts of startup life—building from scratch, adapting quickly, and moon‑shot ambition—with the scale and stability of an industry leader. We provide a safe space for startup teams to explore new business ideas, quickly test them with customers, and scale the most promising concepts within an existing business unit, or as a new venture.

This opportunity is brought to you by Fidelity Labs. Learn more at labs.fidelity.com.

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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.

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Category:

Information Technology

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.