Director, Software Engineering (UI)

Fidelity Investments • Merrimack, NH

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Director, Engineering – Asset Management Technology Foundations Job Description: We are seeking a highly accomplished Director of Engineering responsible for the engineering strategy, execution, and evolution of our Integrated Experience Platform capabilities within the Asset Management Technology Foundations organization. This includes integrated web and desktop experience platforms, design systems, shared component libraries and core UI frameworks that power applications across Asset Management. As a senior engineering leader, you will balance people management responsibilities—including hiring, mentoring, performance management, and talent development—with strong engineering craftsmanship. You are expected to remain deeply engaged in technical decision‑making, design, code quality standards, and engineering best practices, setting a high bar for how software is designed, built, tested, and operated. You will partner closely with engineering, architecture, UX, and product leaders to shape technical direction, influence platform strategy, and ensure teams are aligned on engineering standards, modern delivery approaches, and disciplined execution. You will actively guide teams through complex technical trade‑offs, design reviews, and platform evolution, while coaching engineers grow both technically and as leaders. We are looking for a leader who is committed to continuously advancing both their own technical depth and the capabilities of their teams—bringing modern engineering thinking, innovation, and a culture of continuous improvement to the organization. This role is ideal for an engineering‑first leader who thrives on developing people, strengthening engineering discipline, and delivering foundational platforms that enable business outcomes at scale. If you are a passionate and experienced engineering leader with a strong track record of hands‑on technical leadership, people development, and delivery of high‑quality platform solutions, we encourage you to apply and help advance our capabilities. The Team Architecture and Technology Foundation (ATF) team is a central team within Asset Management that provides ready-to-use solutions composed of standard technology stacks, development frameworks, reusable software components and services. As a member of the team, you will work in close partnership with Asset Management Technology leaders to lead and develop high performing engineering teams while actively shaping the technical direction of our experience platforms.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading enterprise integrated experience platforms, owning strategy and execution for web and desktop UI foundations.
• Demonstrated ownership of design systems and shared UI component libraries, including governance, adoption, and long‑term evolution across multiple product teams.
• Deep background in modern UI and desktop experience architecture, including scaling component‑driven micro-frontend platforms and enabling consistent, high‑quality user experiences across applications.
• Strong experience with desktop interoperability platforms and standards, including FDC3, and related interop products, enabling application composition, context sharing, and cross‑application workflows.
• Experience integrating AI‑enabled capabilities into interoperability platforms, such as contextual intelligence, workflow automation, smart routing of intents, and AI‑assisted cross‑application experiences.
• Strong understanding of desktop containers, inter‑application communication patterns, and orchestration models, including how AI services can enhance real‑time decisioning and user productivity.
• Track record of leading engineering talent, while setting clear technical direction and accountability.
• Solid full‑stack foundation enabling effective leadership across platforms and supporting backend services, ensuring seamless end-to-end integration.
• Recognized ability to influence enterprise engineering standards and platform strategy, particularly across experience platforms, interoperability, and shared UI services.
• Sustained commitment to engineering excellence, talent development, and continuous improvement in large, complex environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related technical field, demonstrating a solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, systems design, and core engineering principles
• Ability to coach, mentor, and provide technical guidance to engineers working across platforms, interoperability layers, and AI‑enabled capabilities.
• Strong hands‑on understanding of Angular, TypeScript, and component‑driven UI development, including modern build, testing, and performance optimization practices.
• Ability to design and evolve UI frameworks and shared frontend capabilities that support both browser‑based and desktop‑hosted experiences.
• Practical experience with FDC3 and desktop interoperability platforms (OpenFin / Interop), including context sharing, intents, app discovery, and cross‑application integration.
• Knowledge of desktop containers, windowing models, and interop standards, enabling seamless multi‑application user experiences.
• Ability to design AI‑enhanced interoperability workflows, such as intelligent context propagation, AI‑driven intent resolution, recommendation services, and workflow automation across applications.
• Experience integrating UI and interop platforms with backend and AI services through well‑designed APIs, with working knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, REST, OpenAPI, and OAuth2/JWT.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines supporting frontend assets, shared UI libraries, desktop‑integrated applications, and AI‑enabled services.
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes‑based deployment models supporting experience platforms, interop services, and AI workloads.
• Strong operational mindset, including observability, reliability, incident response, and performance tuning, with particular focus on end‑user experience and workflow continuity.
• Curiosity and adaptability, with an ongoing focus on modern experience platforms, desktop interoperability, cloud technologies, and AI‑enabled development practices (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code).

Responsibilities

• Engineering strategy, execution, and evolution of our Integrated Experience Platform capabilities
• Balance people management responsibilities—including hiring, mentoring, performance management, and talent development—with strong engineering craftsmanship
• Remain deeply engaged in technical decision‑making, design, code quality standards, and engineering best practices
• Partner closely with engineering, architecture, UX, and product leaders to shape technical direction, influence platform strategy, and ensure teams are aligned on engineering standards, modern delivery approaches, and disciplined execution
• Actively guide teams through complex technical trade‑offs, design reviews, and platform evolution, while coaching engineers grow both technically and as leaders
• Committed to continuously advancing both their own technical depth and the capabilities of their teams—bringing modern engineering thinking, innovation, and a culture of continuous improvement to the organization
• Lead and develop high performing engineering teams while actively shaping the technical direction of our experience platforms
• Ensuring engineering talent, skills, and team composition are aligned with the strategy, long‑term technical direction, and organizational priorities, enabling delivery of scalable, secure, and reliable platform capabilities
• Supporting, mentoring, and empowering engineers to deliver their best work while growing deep expertise across UI platforms, Java, Spring Boot, API engineering, distributed systems, and cloud technologies
• Driving an agile, learningoriented engineering organization that adopts continuous improvement, collaboration, adaptability, and iterative delivery
• Championing a culture of engineering excellence, with high standards for reliability, performance, resilience, security, accessibility, and craftsmanship
• Contributing to and reinforcing engineering best practices, coding standards, design patterns, and platform guidelines, ensuring consistency, maintainability, and quality
• Bringing strong curiosity and an engineering mindset—consistently asking “why,” challenging assumptions, and ensuring delivered solutions provide clear technical and business value
• Acting as a senior engineering leader who actively innovates, experiments, and evaluates emerging technologies, including cloud‑native patterns, platform modernization, and improved approaches to building APIs and services at scale
• Leading the adoption of modern engineering approaches, including cloud‑native architectures, DevOps practices, event‑driven systems, and emerging technologies such as AI/ML where appropriate
• Building trusted, collaborative relationships with architecture, product leaders, UX partners, and peer engineering teams to ensure alignment on platform strategy and execution
• Serving as an inspiring engineering leader by sharing knowledge, participating in technical forums, promoting thought leadership, and advocating for modern engineering practices across the broader organization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees