2026 Undergraduate - Leap: Software Engineer, Jersey City, NJ

Fidelity•Jersey City, NJ

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Launch your tech career by building real solutions that impact millions. Ready to go beyond the classroom? Build technology that powers financial outcomes for millions of customers — supporting individuals, employers, and institutions across a global, diversified business with trillions in assets. Join Fidelity’s Leap Program and start your career alongside thousands of technologists shaping the future of financial services. Our 12-week immersive program is designed to help you transition from college to a full-time engineering career. You’ll gain hands-on experience, build production-ready skills, and grow alongside a cohort of peers—all while solving real, complex business challenges. Learn by Building: Work on real projects in a supportive environment where you can experiment, learn, and make an impact. AI-Native Development: Use AI tools as part of your daily workflow—learning how to apply them responsibly to modern engineering challenges. Cohort Experience: Join a group of peers in an in-person, team-based setting with built-in support, coaching, and collaboration. Career Acceleration: This isn’t just a program—it’s the start of your career. Continue growing with meaningful work, mentorship, and long-term opportunities at Fidelity.

Requirements

Pursuing or recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or relevant bachelor’s degree
Understanding of programming fundamentals and data structures
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Ability to collaborate and thrive in a fast-paced environment
Curiosity, asking great questions and a passion for fast and continuous learning

Nice To Haves

Hands-on project or internship experience

Responsibilities

Build scalable applications and features using modern programming languages, traditional and newer database platforms, integration technologies (APIs, messaging) and user interfaces/front-end frameworks
Work on real projects from start to finish - across the full software development lifecycle including requirements, design, development, testing and deployment
Write code, test it and deploy it with support from your team – leveraging standardized and automated software development pipeline practices and technologies that safely and securely move your code from development to production
Explore innovative technologies, including AI tools, and learn how to responsibly use them in your work to deliver cutting-edge capabilities and services for our customers
Work as part of an engineering team obsessed with delivery solutions that help our customers achieve their long-term financial goals