Principal Software Engineer/Developer

Soteria Reinsurance Ltd.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 190,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Investments in Jersey City, NJ, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer/Developer to design and implement digital assets technology solutions. You will develop high-performance, low-latency trading software in an Agile environment and translate business goals into scalable applications for multiple platforms.

This role emphasizes architecture leadership, CI/CD, TDD, cloud skills with AWS, and mentoring junior engineers while delivering on-time, on-budget projects.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing digital assets tech in agile environments.
• Strong expertise in low-latency trading software.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering with relevant years.

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.
• Advise on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.
• Plans and coordinates 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.
• Advise 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.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

TDD

Agile methodologies

Java

Python

Spring Boot

Kafka

AWS

Jenkins

Git

Maven

Docker

Sonar

Datadog

Prometheus

AWS EC2/EKS

Observability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jenkins

Git

Maven

Docker

Sonar

Datadog

Prometheus

Kafka

AWS

Spring Boot

Job description

Job Description:

Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Position Description:

Designs and implements digital assets technology solutions. Develops and delivers high quality, timely, and maintainable low latency trading software solutions in an Agile environment to meet functional and non-functional business requirements. Develops high-performance algorithms for trading and crypto trading. Uses business knowledge to translate the vision for divisional initiatives into business solutions by developing complex or multiple software applications and conducting studies of alternatives. Analyzes and recommends changes in project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management.

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.
• Advise on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.
• Plans and coordinates 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.
• Advise 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 and implementing digital assets technology solutions using Agile methodologies in an electronic trading environment.
• 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 and implementing digital assets technology solutions using Agile methodologies in an electronic trading environment.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

• Demonstrated Expertise ("DE") developing distributed, low-latency, high throughput applications using Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline, Test Driven Development (TDD), and Agile methodologies.
• DE developing, testing, monitoring, and supporting applications using Java, Python, Spring Boot, Kafka (message brokers), and AWS within an electronic trading environment.
• DE performing Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) applying DevOps principles throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC), using Jenkins, Git, Maven, Docker, and Sonar.
• DE developing, implementing, optimizing, and maintaining Cloud-based solutions, using Amazon Web Services (AWS), EC2, and EKS; and debugging observability using Datadog and Prometheus.

Salary:

$189,592.00 to $199,592.00/year.

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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.

Certifications:

Category: Information Technology.

Legal and Compliance:

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.

Company Culture and Diversity:

At Fidelity, we are passionate about making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want! We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates.

We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experiences.

For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer and Accommodation:

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer.

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