Director, Software Engineering

Fidelity Investments • Covington, KY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Enterprise Digital Operations, a product within Brokerage Recordkeeping Technology, is seeking a Director of Software Engineering who combines deep technical expertise with a strong engineering mindset and a passion for delivering business outcomes. This leader will provide hands-on technical guidance, elevate engineering practices, and coach teams in building scalable, resilient, and high-quality solutions. The ideal candidate will influence the adoption of modern engineering approaches, including AI-enabled development tools, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and effective delivery. As the organization grows, this leader will build and develop a high-performing engineering team capable of scaling enterprise platforms and driving operational excellence.

Requirements

• Advanced proficiency in Java and Spring Boot for production backend service development.
• Strong working knowledge of event-driven and distributed systems: Kafka-based architectures, messaging patterns, microservices, and asynchronous design — sufficient to evaluate architectural decisions, lead technical discussions, and set direction for the team.
• Contract-first API development: deep understanding of OpenAPI/Swagger standards, RESTful API design, API lifecycle management, and consumer-driven contract practices.
• Cloud-native platform experience: AWS (preferred), container orchestration (Kubernetes), IAM, secrets management, and multi-account operational patterns.
• Engineering practice leadership: building and enforcing standards for testing, delivery pipelines, observability (distributed tracing, structured logging, metrics), and code quality.
• Experience delivering in regulated industries, financial services, or compliance-driven platforms where accuracy and reliability are non-negotiable.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading a Cloud migration program: replacing or transforming a legacy platform while maintaining production operations.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted engineering practices — spec-driven development, code transformation, AI-accelerated delivery — and a track record of driving adoption across a team.
• Background in financial services, brokerage technology, or communications-heavy platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong technical leadership guiding architectural decisions, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical strategy, and enabling teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Drive engineering excellence through mentorship, technical coaching, and the establishment of scalable development practices that improve delivery effectiveness, quality, and operational resilience.
• Own engineering delivery for your domain end-to-end: from specification through production, including testing strategy, pipeline design, and operational readiness.
• Manage external technical partnerships where your domain is the integration point — own API contracts, integration test harnesses, and ongoing governance as partner platforms evolve.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards across the platform: contract-first API development, OpenAPI specifications, code review standards, CI/CD pipeline design, and observability practices.
• Drive engineering excellence by guiding technical strategy, influencing solution design, and fostering the adoption of proven engineering patterns and practices. Lead the integration of AI-powered tools and streamlined delivery methodologies that accelerate innovation and improve delivery outcomes.
• Guide teams in making sound technical decisions by focusing on business impact, challenging conventional thinking, and driving solutions that improve efficiency, scalability, and customer experience.
• Build and develop a high-performing engineering organization by attracting top talent, aligning team capabilities with strategic priorities, and fostering a culture of continuous learning, coaching, and technical excellence.
• Partner with the Engineering Leader, architect, and product stakeholders to shape technical direction and represent engineering credibly in senior forums.
• Assume accountability for resolving critical delivery and organizational challenges, collaborating across engineering, product, and business teams to accelerate execution and achieve desired outcomes.

Benefits

• Fidelity will reasonably accommodate associates with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of their job.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed