Principal Full Stack Engineer

Job Description:

The Purpose of This Role

As part of the Green Meadows program within the Fidelity Center for Applied Technologies (FCAT), the candidate will be part of a team which is passionate about building a modern brokerage platform from scratch. FCAT is embarking upon a unique journey which typically happens only once every 20-30 years within an organization to build a new Brokerage platform from the ground up. This new platform will be completely on the cloud and will provide various new additional & improved features to the end customer.

The Value You Deliver

The ideal candidate will play the role of a Full Stack Developer for the squad that builds the web applications for operations users and retail customers. The candidate is encouraged to design and develop features, manage code reviews & deployments, and coordinate with various stakeholders for development. The candidate will have an opportunity to work in fast paced core-brokerage financial industry domain along with an opportunity to learn new functionality and technology.

The Skills that are Key to this role

Required Technical skills

• Experience developing and maintaining applications written using modern JavaScript frameworks (Angular, Vue, React JS), Angular experience is preferred
• A solid, practical understanding of JavaScript and TypeScript
• Golang experience is a Plus
• Proficiency using HTML and CSS, including an understanding of accessibility needs and cross-browser compatibility
• Experience working with Git/Version control
• Ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups, both in person and virtually, in a constructive and collaborative manner
• Ability to apply a long-term mentality to help produce scalable, maintainable solutions
• Experience developing user interfaces based on wireframes, visual designs and UX specifications
• Commitment to quality and high standards
• Be excited about collaborating and communicating closely with teams and other stakeholders
• The desire to learn and grow. To seek out ways to challenge yourself and expand your knowledge of both the business and the technology you work with
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Able to understand a complex and global systems environment
• Working knowledge of basic investment terms and practices is desirable

Your experience with the following will be a plus:

• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and driving automation
• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• You embrace customer-first mentality and enjoy developing user-friendly web applications that solve real life problems
• An understanding or familiarity with financial technology and the stock market

Team

FCAT - Fidelity Center of Applied Technology - is a centralized function whose mandate is to catalyze innovation across the firm. Our FCAT teams’ prototype and pilot new businesses and capabilities that continue to distinguish our brand as the best customer experience in the financial services industry. These teams focus on exploring big industry game-changing technologies such as crypto currencies, artificial intelligence, virtual/augmented reality & cloud computing. Additionally, FCAT’s world class research team identifies trends and works with partners across the innovation ecosystem to “bring the outside in.” We collaborate with MIT, Harvard, Stanford and other academic institutions, and partner with Accelerators, Start Ups and other industry leaders to drive new ideas and innovation practices across the firm.

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Fidelity’s hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office.

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.