Senior Software Engineer/Developer

Fidelity Investments•Durham, NC

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

Position Description: Develops cloud-native financial services platforms using modern technologies. Designs and implements multi-tier, multi-threaded software applications and translates divisional initiatives into effective business solutions. Develop software applications and troubleshoots using Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, Python, Apache Kafka, Docker, and Kubernetes on Amazon Web Service (AWS) following Test Driven Deployment (TDD) technologies. Enhances enterprise Cloud infrastructure with AWS EKS and solutions -- Lambda, SQS, S3, CloudWatch, and Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles and policies. Delivers high-quality, timely, efficient, and maintainable software solutions in an Agile environment to meet both functional and non-functional business requirements. Provides business solutions by participating in the development of moderately complex or multiple software applications.

Requirements

Bachelor’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 Senior Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) developing scalable and high-throughput enterprise-level services and middle-tier streaming applications using Java, Python, RESTful and Serverless APIs, and Apache Kafka in a microservice architecture.
Or, alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and one (1) year of experience as a Senior Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) developing scalable and high-throughput enterprise-level services and middle-tier streaming applications using Java, Python, RESTful and Serverless APIs, and Apache Kafka in a microservice architecture.
Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) designing and developing scalable applications using Java/J2EE and Spring Boot; building and maintaining RESTful APIs to enable seamless communication between microservices and front-end components; facilitating high-throughput, fault-tolerant messaging using Apache Kafka; and optimizing data storage and retrieval using PostgreSQL and CockroachDB for distributed database operations.
DE designing and developing scalable applications using Python to ensure efficient and maintainable code; designing and deploying serverless solutions with AWS Lambda and Step Functions to orchestrate complex workflows; building and maintaining RESTful APIs using API Gateway for seamless integration and communication, integrated with IAM for robust access control and authentication; and leveraging AWS S3 for efficient data storage and Simple Queue Service (SQS) for reliable, asynchronous message processing.
DE architecting and optimizing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipe-lines using Jenkins to streamline automated software delivery; working with infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform and orchestrating containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes for scalable, resilient deployments; designing and maintaining high-performance, cost-efficient Cloud infrastructure, using AWS services; and implementing robust monitoring and logging solutions with Datadog and Splunk to ensure real-time system insights and rapid issue resolution.
DE developing unit tests using JUnit to ensure robust, maintainable, and high-quality code; creating precise mock objects for isolated and repeatable testing scenarios, using Mockito; performing in-depth code analysis, ensuring compliance with best practices and optimal code quality, using SonarQube; and developing automation tests with Cucumber to drive behavior-driven development, and delivering precise, executable test specifications.

Responsibilities

Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts.
Designs applications on major, self-contained, projects.
Develops applications for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives.
Supports and performs all phases of testing leading to implementation.
Assists in the planning and conducting of user acceptance testing.
Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications.
Responsible for post-installation testing of any problems.
Establishes project plans for projects of moderate scope.
Works on complex assignments and often multiple phases of a project.
Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects of moderate scope supporting several self-contained initiatives.