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Fidelity Investments

Manages investments and workplace retirement plans

Principal Software Engineer/Developer

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/21/2026Deadline 11/17/26
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's
Durham, NC, USA
In PersonOnsite expectations are transitioning by region and role; the posting does not specify the current onsite schedule for this role.
Software EngineeringBackend Engineering
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field, or foreign education equivalent, plus five years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer or closely related occupation developing batch services, REST APIs, and web application frameworks using Java, J2EE, or Angular and enterprise-level cloud services platforms; alternatively, a master's degree in one of those fields or equivalent foreign education plus three years of such experience.
  • Expertise designing and building Java-based platforms and web applications with Spring Batch, Spring Boot, Angular, and MyBatis or JPA ORM frameworks for database connectivity.
  • Expertise using Azure cloud services and Docker images deployable in a containerized, cloud-agnostic environment to maintain high availability and scalability.
  • Expertise building CI/CD using DevOps tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, UDeploy, or Veracode.
  • Expertise performing project estimation and release activities using JIRA, managing changes using ServiceNow, preparing release and installation plans, and deploying to production using UDeploy.
  • Expertise designing, developing, implementing, and auditing website privacy solutions using OneTrust, Ensighten, and VaultJS to meet enterprise legal and compliance requirements.
  • Expertise facilitating software development in compliance with coding standards and best practices using GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code.
Responsibilities
  • Drive modernization across systems through cloud-native transformations, including container orchestration, distributed event-driven architectures, and API lifecycle management.
  • Define enterprise coding standards, performance engineering guidelines, and operational excellence patterns to guide end-to-end engineering practices.
  • Design scalable, fault-tolerant microservices platforms aligned with domain-driven design principles at the portfolio level.
  • Design secure-by-default frameworks, zero-trust integrations, and advanced CI/CD automation patterns.
  • Translate divisional initiative vision into business solutions by developing complex or multiple software applications and conducting studies of alternatives.
  • Analyze and recommend changes to project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management.
  • Participate in architecture design teams and define and implement application-level architecture.
  • Develop applications, components, and subsystems for complex divisional projects.
  • Recommend development testing tools and methodologies, and review and validate test plans.
  • Ensure software deliverables are ready for quality assurance.
  • Develop comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.
  • Establish full project life-cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.
  • Meet project goals on time and within budget.
  • Advise on project risk assessment and risk management strategies.
  • Plan and coordinate complex project schedules and assignments across multiple projects.
  • Serve as a primary liaison for business units to resolve project and technology issues.
  • Provide technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates for technology initiatives.
  • Advise senior management on technical strategy.
  • Mentor junior team members.
  • Perform independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives.
  • Develop original and creative technical solutions for ongoing development efforts.

About the company

Fidelity Investments manages money and runs brokerage accounts for individuals, while administering workplace benefits and supporting financial advisers and institutions. Its funds span active management and index investing, and its advice services range from automated portfolios to dedicated wealth managers. Customers trade through online accounts or work with advisers by phone and at investor centers, while employers use its services for retirement savings and stock plans. The business earns advisory fees and charges for selected trades, with institutional custody and clearing services alongside its consumer accounts. Fidelity was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$247.3B

Headquarters

Boston, Massachusetts

Founded

1946

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What believers are saying

  • Growth supports business investment: March 2026 reporting showed Fidelity's 2025 revenue rose 15% to $37.7 billion.
  • Eligible US employees build retirement savings: Fidelity combines a 401(k) match with annual profit sharing.
  • Investment teams gained product scope: Fidelity launched four active small and midcap ETFs in April 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Technology careers face restructuring: Fidelity cut about 800 jobs in its technology and product overhaul in May 2026.
  • Boston staff face less flexibility: April 2026's policy sets five office days from September, with phone-support exemptions.
  • Custody teams face irreversible errors: Fidelity's bitcoin fund warns lost private keys without backups permanently strand assets.

What makes Fidelity Investments unique

  • Public shareholders do not set Fidelity's agenda: the investment group remains privately held.
  • Fidelity competes on fund costs: its four ZERO index mutual funds charge no expense ratio.
  • Platform scale supports large projects: Fidelity reported $18 trillion under administration for year-end 2025 in March 2026.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Mental Health Support
  • Hybrid Work Options
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off
  • Parental Leave
  • Student Loan Assistance
  • Tuition Reimbursement

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Soufflé Therapeutics has closed an oversubscribed $135 million Series B round led by Juvia Group. New investors include TCG Crossover Management, BB Biotech, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Balyasny Asset Management, and a sovereign wealth fund. Existing backers such as Amgen Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, and Temasek also took part. The RNA therapies company will use the money to move its three lead programs into clinical studies. They target facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and muscle and metabolic disorders. It will also advance its pipeline in other cell types and tissues. Its REMEDY (Receptor Mediated Delivery) engine delivers oligonucleotide therapies to specific cells outside the liver. "This exceptional group of investors" backs the engine's potential, said chief executive officer Amir Nashat.

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Fidelity's Timmer predicts 35% Q3 earnings jump as S&P 500 P/E drops 10% year-over-year

Fidelity's Jurrien Timmer predicts Q3 earnings growth could reach 30% to 35% if recent quarters' typical post-reporting bounce repeats. Despite trailing earnings being up 28% and forward earnings expected to rise another 20%, the market's trailing price-to-earnings multiple has fallen 10% year-over-year. Timmer, Fidelity's Director of Global Macro, notes that investors historically don't pay top multiples for peak earnings growth. Bloomberg data shows Q2 2026 growth estimates at 34% and Q1 2026 at 29%, well above the 11% to 15% posted from Q4 2024 through Q3 2025. The S&P 500 has already reached a record high above 7,800. Schwab's Kevin Gordon warns that a single mega-cap capital expenditure miss could disrupt earnings, noting AI stocks now carry much of the index.