Director, Software Engineering

Fidelity•Merrimack, NH

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Director of Engineering to join our Asset Management Technology Foundation organization. In this role, you will be accountable for driving engineering execution, elevating technical craftsmanship, and developing strong, high‑performing engineering teams that deliver scalable, secure, and reliable platform capabilities that power products across the enterprise. As a senior engineering leader, you will combine deep technical expertise with a passion for mentoring, coaching, and growing engineering talent. You will partner closely with other engineering, architecture, and product leaders to shape technical direction, influence platform strategy, and ensure the teams you lead are aligned on the engineering approaches, standards, and best practices that guide how work gets done. We are looking for someone committed to developing both their own technical expertise and the expertise of those around them—bringing modern engineering thinking, innovation, and continuous improvement to the organization. This role is ideal for an engineering‑focused leader who thrives on building world‑class teams, strengthening engineering discipline, and delivering platforms that serve as foundational capabilities for the business. If you are a passionate and experienced engineering leader with a track record of building strong teams, driving technical excellence, and delivering high‑quality platform solutions, we encourage you to apply for this great opportunity and help us continue to advance our engineering organization. As a member of our team, you will work in partnership with Asset Management Technology leaders to drive innovation and promote agile leadership behaviors. You will have the opportunity to shape and sustain our agile culture, while collaborating with dedicated and passionate software engineering professionals. Join us and be part of a team that is committed to delivering innovative solutions and driving business success.

Requirements

Deep engineering expertise with a strong focus on building and scaling platform capabilities, shared services, and foundational enterprise technologies.
Advanced proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and API design and development, including RESTful patterns, API lifecycle management, and modern integration frameworks.
Strong experience with UI technologies such as Angular, along with modern web engineering practices and component-driven UI design.
Demonstrated leadership experience guiding software engineers and engineering managers, providing mentorship, technical coaching, and career development to build high-performing engineering teams.
10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with a strong command of agile delivery, iterative development practices, and robust CI/CD pipelines enabling reliable and automated deployments.
Extensive experience designing and operating cloud-native platforms, with strong knowledge of AWS and/or Azure services, container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
Expertise in distributed systems, event-driven architectures, messaging patterns, and scalable platform design—ensuring performance, resilience, and seamless integration across enterprise systems.
Strong understanding of platform observability, including monitoring, logging, tracing, and operational excellence practices for large-scale systems.
Experience with AI-based coding productivity tools, such as GitHub Copilot, and familiarity with LLM-enabled development workflows.
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.
Strong Java/Spring Boot engineering abilities and experience guiding teams in modern service architecture.
Deep understanding of API engineering, OpenAPI/Swagger standards, OAuth2/JWT security, and gateway patterns.
Proficiency with Angular, component-driven UI design, and modern frontend tooling.
Knowledge of cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes orchestration, and containerization.
Architectural skills across microservices, distributed systems, streaming platforms (Kafka), and event-driven design.
Strong operational engineering skills—observability, reliability engineering, incident response, and performance tuning.
Leadership in coaching, influencing, and building high-performing engineering teams.
Excellent communication and partnership skills with architecture, SRE, and product teams.
Systems thinking and deep problem-solving across complex, interconnected technical ecosystems.
Continuous learning mindset, especially around cloud, AI, and modern engineering trends.

Responsibilities

Ensuring engineering talent, skills, and team composition are aligned with platform strategy, long‑term technical direction, and organizational priorities—enabling the delivery of scalable, secure, and reliable platform capabilities.
Supporting, mentoring, and empowering engineers and engineering managers to deliver their best work—helping them grow deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, API engineering, distributed systems, and cloud technologies.
Driving an agile, learning‑oriented engineering organization that embraces continuous improvement, collaboration, adaptability, and iterative delivery practices.
Acting as a key engineering leader who actively innovates, experiments, and explores new technologies—including cloud-native patterns, platform modernization, and improved ways to build APIs and services at scale.
Bringing curiosity and a strong engineering mindset—constantly asking 'why' and ensuring the work delivered provides clear technical and business value, while challenging assumptions and driving better technical outcomes.
Championing a culture of engineering excellence through high standards for reliability, performance, resilience, security, and craftsmanship across all platform teams.
Building trusted, collaborative relationships with architecture, SRE, product leaders, and peer engineering teams to ensure alignment on platform strategy, technical direction, and execution.
Contributing to engineering best practices, coding standards, design patterns, and platform development guidelines—ensuring consistency, maintainability, and quality across all services and capabilities.
Leading the adoption of modern engineering approaches, including cloud-native architectures, DevOps, event-driven patterns, distributed systems principles, and emerging technologies such as AI/ML where applicable.
Serving as an inspiring engineering leader—sharing knowledge, participating in technical forums, promoting engineering thought leadership, and advocating for modern engineering practices across the broader organization.