Director of Engineering

Job Description:

Fidelity Labs is seeking a Director of Full Stack Engineering to lead greenfield development of our new product’s robust backend API platform using Java Springboot and other related technologies. This role is ideal for a hands-on, technically strong leader who thrives on designing scalable systems, modeling complex domains, and building high-quality APIs that power innovative user experiences.

As a key member of our growing team, you’ll be directly contributing to the design and implementation of full-stack solutions to deliver our experience and record-keeping API layers. You’ll work closely with product, design, and other engineering teams to bring ideas to life, drive technical excellence, and grow a product from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable backend APIs using Java Spring Boot and JPA.

• Build and maintain both domain-level and experience-level API layers.

• Collaborate with product and design teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.

• Apply strong domain modeling skills to create intuitive and maintainable data structures.

• Collaborate with data architecture to build and maintain our domain data model

• Ensure high standards of observability, logging, and monitoring across services.

• Champion CI/CD best practices and contribute to a high-performing engineering culture.

• Apply modern application design patterns to ensure modularity, scalability, and resilience.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Expert-level development experience in Java, Spring Boot, JPA, and related frameworks.

• Strong background in domain-driven design, RESTful API development, and database modeling.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, observability tools, and cloud-native architectures.

• Proven experience designing and delivering full-stack cloud-based applications.

• Deep knowledge of system and application architecture, including modular, scalable, and resilient design principles.

• Experience with AWS services such as Aurora, DynamoDB, Lambda, and Kafka.

• Familiarity with front-end technologies (Angular, React, or similar) is a plus.

• Passion for clean, maintainable code and a strong testing mindset.

• Ability to mentor junior engineers and collaborate across teams.

• Creative problem solver with a passion for technology and innovation.

The Team

We are Fidelity Labs, Fidelity Investments’ in-house fintech incubator with a mission to build new businesses to drive growth for Fidelity. We seek to shape the future of our industry by building new products and services to improve the lives of the diverse set of customers, businesses and financial institutions we serve.

Fidelity Labs is a dynamic workplace that combines the best parts of startup life—building from scratch, adapting quickly, and moon-shot ambition—with the scale and stability of an industry leader. We provide a safe space for startup teams to explore new business ideas, quickly test them with customers, and scale the most promising concepts within an existing business unit, or as a new venture.

This opportunity is brought to you by Fidelity Labs. Learn more at labs.fidelity.com.

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Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.