Principal Software Engineer, Finance Platform

Fidelity Investments; Merrimack (NH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Investments is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in the United States to lead the development of high‑quality software components used by Portfolio Managers and Analysts managing over $100B in assets. The role emphasizes full‑stack development with Angular, Java, and Spring Boot, plus driving development standards across teams.

You will collaborate with researchers, portfolio managers, and technology partners, and help shape the Fidelity platform while adopting Agile practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or computational field such as Computer Science, Statistics, or Applied Mathematics.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in building complex software solutions preferably in investment management.
• Ability to communicate with researchers, portfolio managers, and tech partners.
• Full-stack development with Angular, Java, Spring Boot.
• Experience writing automated unit/integration/end-to-end tests.
• Prefer Agile practices with incremental delivery and change responsiveness.
• Adapt to scope changes and evolving requirements.
• Understanding of Fixed Income instruments and investment workflows is a plus.
• Experience with AWS cloud and Kubernetes/EKS is a plus.
• Progress toward CFA certification is a plus.
• Experience leading development teams through mentorship and technical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Develop quality software components used by Portfolio Managers and Analysts.
• Help define and implement development practices, standards, and strategies across teams.
• Engage with researchers and technology partners to shape solutions.
• Contribute to the Alphabet platform and related tooling.
• Lead and mentor development teams to deliver high-quality software.

Skills

Full-stack development

Angular

Java

Spring Boot

Software testing

Agile

Communication

Cloud (AWS)

Kubernetes/EKS

CFA progress

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Statistics/Mathematics

Tools

Angular

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Fidelity Investments is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in the United States to lead the development of high‑quality software components used by Portfolio Managers and Analysts managing over $100B in assets. The role emphasizes full‑stack development with Angular, Java, and Spring Boot, plus driving development standards across teams.

You will collaborate with researchers, portfolio managers, and technology partners, and help shape the Fidelity platform while adopting Agile practices.