Senior Software Engineer

Fidelity • Durham, NC

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About The Position

Fidelity is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Shared Services Engineering organization, supporting Brokerage Notification and Messaging Platforms. The engineer will contribute to the Event Distribution Platform and help modernize the Fidelity Electronic Notification System (FENS), moving it from a legacy mainframe-based solution to a scalable, cloud-native, event-driven BNS platform. These platforms support real-time, compliant, and personalized communications for millions of Retail and Institutional Brokerage clients.

The role involves collaborating with software engineers, architects, product owners, and business partners to build modern event-driven solutions supporting Fidelity’s messaging and communication capabilities. The work includes cloud technologies, event streaming platforms, modern APIs, and distributed systems at enterprise scale. The Brokerage Record Keeping Technology Shared Services Engineering Notification team builds and supports core alerting systems, delivering real-time alerts across Fidelity Institutional, Institutional Wealth Management Services, Workplace Investing, and Wealth businesses.

Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Current onsite expectations vary by role and location and may evolve during the rollout. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles. Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position. Hiring may be restricted by laws and regulations concerning certain criminal histories.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of expertise in Java, Spring Boot, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with Apache Kafka, event streaming patterns, and scalable messaging platforms.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Experience designing and building cloud-native solutions on AWS.
• Experience building and supporting software engineering best practices, including testing and CI/CD, in a fast-paced development environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Eagerness to learn emerging technologies and modern software architecture patterns.
• Passion for solving complex engineering challenges and delivering innovative, business-critical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of the Event Distribution Platform.
• Help modernize the Fidelity Electronic Notification System from a legacy mainframe-based solution into a scalable, cloud-native, event-driven BNS platform.
• Build modern event-driven solutions for Fidelity’s strategic messaging and communication capabilities.
• Build and support core alerting systems that deliver real-time alerts across Fidelity business areas.
• Apply software engineering best practices, including testing and CI/CD.

What This Job Offers

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