Principal Software Engineer/Developer

Fidelity Investments•Durham, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Delivers business solutions through the development of advanced software applications and provides technical guidance to engineering teams. Collaborates with architecture design teams to define and implement application-level architecture for complex, end-to-end systems. Serves as a liaison between business units and technical teams to resolve complex project and technology challenges. Uses business knowledge to translate the vision for divisional initiatives into business solutions by developing complex or multiple software applications and conducting studies of alternatives. Analyzes and recommends changes in project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) building scalable web applications using Angular for front-end, Node.js for back-end, and MongoDB for database management.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) building scalable web applications using Angular for front-end, Node.js for back-end, and MongoDB for database management.
Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) designing and developing scalable microservices using Node.js and non-relational databases (MongoDB); implementing Cloud-native solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS); leveraging Kafka for distributed messaging, Protobuf for efficient data serialization, and ElasticSearch for high-performance data retrieval; and applying Open Policy Agent (OPA) for fine-grained access control and authorization.
DE implementing continuous integration (CI) pipelines using Jenkins; configuring reverse proxy servers with Linux, Nginx, and Envoy; performing containerization (using Docker) and orchestration (using Kubernetes); deploying applications via Helm Charts; and performing real-time application performance monitoring and distributed request trace logging, using Datadog.
DE developing end-to-end n-tier applications, encompassing front-end development (using Angular), business logic implementation (using Node.js and Java), and data access layer design by building database integration frameworks or using Object-Relational Mapping tools (Mongoose and Spring Data JPA); applying robust security measures using JWT for authentication, HashiCorp Vault for sensitive data management, and SonarQube for code quality assurance; and ensuring service reliability through comprehensive testing, including unit, integration, and performance tests.
DE administering efficient data storage using relational databases (MariaDB and PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB); improving latency and throughput using Redis-based in-memory caching strategies; ensuring data consistency through database transactions and isolation levels; and improving query performance by implementing indexes.

Responsibilities

Participates in architecture design teams.
Defines and implements application-level architecture.
Develops applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems for the division.
Recommends development testing tools and methodologies and reviews and validates test plans.
Responsible for QA readiness of software deliverables.
Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.
Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.
Responsible for meeting project goals on-time and on-budget.
Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.
Plans and coordinates complex project schedules and assignments for multiple projects.
Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues.
Provides technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives.
Advises senior management on technical strategy.
Mentors junior team members.
Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives.
Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts.