Director, Software Engineering

Job Description:

Director, Software Engineering

The Role

Fidelity Charitable software engineers develop next-generation technology that directly impacts how our customers accomplish their philanthropic goals. As a Software Engineer within our technology business unit you will help take Fidelity Charitable applications to the next level of evolution. The position will require hands-on software development, cross team collaboration with a diverse and co-located engineering team, and the ability to visualize customer issues as drivers for internal change.

• As a member of the team you’ll craft and influence creative solutions that meet not only functional, but also performance, scalability and reliability requirements.
• Can conceptualize Object Oriented design and engineering design patterns
• Work as a member of a high functioning Agile team to help drive the next generation user experience for Fidelity Donor, Rep, and Advisor web applications

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience as a software development manager or related role with a proven track record of software delivery through all phases of development
• A proven track record of interviewing and/or hiring and developing software engineers
• Demonstrated previous architecture and personal leadership experience
• 10+ years of software development – front end, middle tier and back end
• 4-5+ years of client-side UI development experience
• 4-5+ years of Responsive Web Design – Development experience and Web Accessibility
• Experience with Angular js, Angular, Javascript, Typescript, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Java, Microservices architecture
• Recent experience as a full-time people manager required
• You will serve as a lead in the design and implementation of extensive web-based applications
• Provide expertise in development best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, test automation and continuous integration
• Provide technical leadership to all team members
• Strategically thinking with focus on the delivery and quality
• Proven negotiation, problem solving and conflict management skills
• Ability to motivate and build a results-oriented implementation team delivering strategic software products and services
• Proven knowledge and skills to guide his/her team to deliver on business results
• Strong organizational, coaching & mentoring skills
• Enterprise product management skills
• Ability of being an active listener & communicator and of taking proactive steps in managing problems
• Deep understanding of Agile Development Methodologies
• Experience with Cloud technologies
• Provide a deep understanding of application, web architecture and development

The Team

Fidelity Charitable is the brand name for the Fidelity® Charitable Gift Fund, an independent public charity, established in 1991 with the mission to further the American tradition of philanthropy by providing programs that make charitable giving simple and effective. Since 1991, Fidelity Charitable has helped donors support over 180,000 nonprofit organizations with more than $18 billion in grants.

The mission of Fidelity Charitable Services (FCS) is to be the premier provider of charitable solutions, offering innovative ways to make giving easy and satisfying for our customers. FCS offers the Fidelity Charitable Gift FundSM, the nation's largest donor-advised fund. Since 1991, the Gift Fund has introduced tens of thousands of donors to the benefits — and increased charitable impact — of using a donor-advised fund to meet their philanthropic goals.

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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.