Principal Software Engineer/Developer

Fidelity Investments Inc.; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite working model

Job summary

Fidelity Investments Inc. seeks a Principal Software Engineer/Developer in Durham, NC, to design and deliver large-scale, cloud-native applications using modern full-stack engineering and service-oriented design principles.

You’ll drive CI/CD adoption, automated testing, and secure production-ready releases, collaborating with architects and stakeholders to align with enterprise goals. The role emphasizes complex system design, documentation, risk management, and mentoring of junior staff within

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering, Information Technology, or related field with 5 years as Principal Software Engineer/Developer.
• Alternative: Master’s degree with 3 years in similar role.
• Experience building customer-facing web apps/services in financial/retail environments.
• Experience with cloud-based RESTful services and SOA architecture; expertise in MVC, OAuth, Azure SSO, and AWS KMS.
• Experience deploying and monitoring enterprise web services with CI/CD using Jenkins, NPM, Maven; version control with Git; issue tracking with Jira; logs with Splunk/DataDog; Agile methodologies; and automated testing (TDD).

Responsibilities

• Participates in architecture design teams.
• Defines and implements application-level architecture.
• Develops applications on complex projects and subsystems.
• Reviews and validates test plans; ensures QA readiness.
• Develops documentation for applications/subsystems.
• Establishes full project life cycle plans across platforms.
• Advises on risk assessment and management for projects.
• Plans complex project schedules and assignments across multiple projects.
• Acts as liaison for business units on project/tech issues.
• Mentors junior team members and contributes to technical strategy.

Skills

Java

Spring

Angular

JavaScript

RESTful APIs

Azure SSO

AWS KMS

OAuth

SOA

CI/CD

Jenkins

Git

Jira

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Master's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Jenkins

NPM

Maven

Git

Splunk

DataDog

Jira

Quality Center

ServiceNow

Job description

Principal Software Engineer/Developer### Principal Software Engineer/DeveloperApply: Durham, NC: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: December 1, 2026 (30+ days left to apply): 2137019**Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.**## ## Job Description:**Position Description**: Designs and delivers large-scale, cloud-native applications that support critical business capabilities using modern full-stack engineering and service-oriented design principles. Applies scalable, decoupled, and event-driven architecture patterns to enable high-performance, resilient systems aligned with enterprise standards. Drives the adoption of disciplined Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and automated testing practices to ensure consistent quality, security, and production readiness across releases. Translates complex business objectives into well-structured technical solutions for major divisional initiatives, evaluating alternative approaches to solve domain-specific problems. Partners closely with architects and stakeholders to mitigate risk, improve delivery outcomes, and evolve platform strategy in support of long-term organizational goals. **Primary Responsibilities:** * Participates in architecture design teams.* Defines and implements application-level architecture.* Develops applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems for the division.* Recommends development testing tools and methodologies and reviews and validates test plans.* Responsible for QA readiness of software deliverables.* Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.* Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.* Responsible for meeting project goals on-time and on-budget.* Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.* Plans and coordinates complex project schedules and assignments for multiple projects.* Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues.* Provides technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives.* Advises senior management on technical strategy.* Mentors junior team members.* Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives.* Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts. **Education and Experience**: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) designing, developing, and maintaining customer facing Web applications and services in a financial or retail services environment. Or, alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) designing, developing, and maintaining customer facing Web applications and services in a financial or retail services environment. **Skills and Knowledge**: Candidate must also possess: * Demonstrated Expertise designing, developing, and maintaining customer facing Web applications and services using Java, Spring framework, Angular, and JavaScript; designing, developing, and implementing Cloud-based software solutions to service application clients according to RESTful Web services architecture using Spring framework; and designing, coding, and reviewing high quality software solutions for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based applications.* Demonstrated Expertise developing customer facing and secure Web applications according to Java or Spring frameworks using classical Model View Layer (MVC) architecture, Azure SSO, AWS KMS, and OAuth technologies.* Demonstrated Expertise developing distributed, low-latency, high-throughput systems with Cartographer, Mario, and Rushhour while adhering to Test Driven Development (TDD) practices within Agile methodology.* Demonstrated Expertise deploying and monitoring enterprise Web based services to provide the CI/CD of scalable multitiered Web applications, using Jenkins, NPM, and Maven (package management); performing version control (using Git), issue tracking (using Jira, Service Now, and Quality Center), and log tracking (using Splunk); providing CD according to Agile methodologies; and monitoring customer facing, business critical applications using Splunk and DataDog.#PE1M2 #LI-DNIFidelity’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.## ## Certifications:## ## Category:## Information TechnologyPlease 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.