Principal Software Engineer (100% backend, Galway based)

Job Description Job Description Fidelity Investments Workplace Investing organization is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to support our equity compensation recordkeeping platform. This person will play a key role in allowing Stock Plan Services (SPS) to accelerate the pace at which our participants can take advantage of new global capabilities. The individual will make a significant impact leading a team of engineers responsible for the design, development, and delivery of new and improved experiences for a customer base consisting of 500+ of the Fortune 1000 companies. We’re hiring a motivated engineer to help us scale the delivery of key experiences to allow more participants to realize the benefits of these capabilities. With a heavy focus on ownership and teamwork this engineer will run point for the team providing technical leadership and helping to foster a healthy learning environment. The Team You will be part of the technology team in SPS. As a principal engineer you will help drive collaboration across the organization and internal to the team. Being an outstanding partner, you’ll work alongside other tech leads, product managers, quality engineering, support teams, and operations to effectively support delivery and enablement of these global experiences. These experiences will be built around real-time recordkeeping, reporting and business intelligence features running on a modernized cloud-ready stack. The Expertise You Have Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a technology related field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, etc.) required8+ years of Java EE development on high volume enterprise systemsProven expertise developing JAVA middle tier rest services and with Enterprise messaging like ActiveMQ, KafkaExperience with PL/SQL and complex queriesUnderstanding of Relational DatabasesProven understanding of Cloud Computing and DevOps concepts like CI/CD pipelines in an AKS Azure environmentDemonstrated experience of leading engineering teams The Skills You Bring Desire to act as player/mentor and lead a team by taking advantage of what members do bestPassionate about finding opportunities to automate manually intensive processes to improve efficiencyYour sophisticated skills in data intensive application development, data integration, and data pipeline design patterns on a distributed platformYour experience in leading projects to completionYour ability to collaborate with other technical and business experts on the teamAbility to learn and experiment with new technologies and patternsYour passion to follow modern test driven and automation driven software development methodologies The Value You Deliver Strong sense of ownership for the quality of solution delivery and executionEmbrace continuous improvement regarding application quality and stabilityBeing candid and transparent in all discussions to ensure the best outcomesAbility to prioritize work in fast paced environmentThe prioritization of the best customer experiencePartnership with other technical leads, architects and business to make clear, simple, and technically sound design decisionsYou define and lead development standards and coding best practices for team How Your Work Impacts The Organization Fidelity's Workplace Investing Stock Plan Services product area provides recordkeeping and brokerage solutions to help employers manage their equity compensation plans. We are passionate about delivering innovative solutions that exceed our customer’s needs. We embrace diversity of thought and experience. This is a fast-paced technology group that adopts modern technologies to build powerful tools and deliver an outstanding end user experience. The principal engineer sets direction across the development teams through design and hands-on implementation. You will be responsible for leading the development of high performance, high quality applications. Accommodations Fidelity Will Reasonably Accommodate Applicants With Disabilities Who Need Adjustments To Participate In The Application Or Interview Process. To Initiate a Request For An Accommodation Please Contact The Following For roles based in Ireland: Contact accomodationsireland@fmr.com Fidelity Privacy policy Category Information Technology