Job Description

Principal Front End Engineer at Fidelity Investments summary:

The Principal Front End Engineer is responsible for leading Scrum teams within Digital Platforms Technology, focusing on delivering high-quality web applications. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to create customer-focused solutions while providing mentorship to junior developers. The ideal candidate has extensive software engineering experience, particularly in the financial services sector, and is proficient in modern web technologies and Agile methodologies.

Job Description:

The Role

We are looking for a Principal Front End Engineer to join us!

As a Principal Front End Engineer, you will play a key role on Scrum teams and within Digital Platforms Technology. You will be encouraged to gain understanding of all the components of our web applications and will work with the members of the squad to deliver outstanding customer experience solutions. The ideal candidate should show ease at making personal connections and enjoy partnering across a diverse group of roles. You will work closely with the Squad Lead, Scrum Master, Software Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Architects to craft, build, test, and deliver the features that make up Fidelity’s Digital experiences. You will also be expected to provide guidance and mentoring to the others.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• 8+ years of software engineering experience; with a focus in financial services applications is a plus.
• BS/BA Degree or equivalent experience required.
• Appreciation for and alignment to standard methodologies regarding object-oriented design, coding standards, RESTful service consumption and integration, as well as GraphQL consumption and integration.
• Proficiency with server-side/mid-tier languages, frameworks, libraries, and related technologies: NodeJS, NestJS, and GraphQL.
• Client-side language, library, and framework proficiency: Angular, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node, NPM, HTML/CSS, and RxJS.
• Robust critical thinking skills coupled with a desire for growth, to learn and to engage with peers in technical and design discussions.
• Demonstrated experience in communicating technical needs and capabilities to non-technical team members, product owners, and partners.
• Shown leadership skills in driving the workforce while guiding / mentoring junior developers.
• Ability to apply a long-term mentality to help produce scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Experience collaborating in a team environment to develop, deploy, and support key applications and features.
• A demonstrated understanding of the Agile software development methodology.
• Extensive experience decomposing sophisticated business problems into creative, efficient, and scalable solutions.
• Relevant knowledge of modern application architecture patterns and emerging technologies, including common design patterns, secure application development, and test coverage.

Your experience with the following will be a plus:

• DevOps concepts governing SCM, continuous integration, monitoring, and deployment processes.
• Enterprise application architecture patterns and orchestration frameworks.
• Docker containerization and AWS cloud deployment and application management via the AWS console.
• AWS certification(s), as well as experience with Nx and Monorepos.
• The W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation.

The Team

Fidelity's Workplace Solutions (WS) Digital Platforms Technology team designs, develops, implements, and supports WS’s suite of Digital products and services. The Digital Platforms development team focuses on delivering innovative solutions which meet the needs of our customers. Our systems professionals thrive, with a steadfast dedication to innovation, which nurtures a culture of continuous improvement and significant achievement. We see ourselves as a vital link to Fidelity's customers. This is a fast-paced group that is using ground-breaking technologies to build powerful tools and outstanding user experiences for our customers, using Java-based technologies.

You will support digital experience scrum teams within Employer Platform Product Area.

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Company Overview

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.

Join Us

At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award , we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.

Fidelity’s hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Having the majority of our associates work onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most roles listed as Hybrid will require associates to work onsite all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to roles listed as Remote or Onsite.

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry . Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document , and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com .

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

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, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to [email protected] .

We welcome those with experience in jobs such as General, General, and General and others in the General to apply.

Keywords:

Front End Engineer, Web Applications, Agile Methodology, NodeJS, Angular, JavaScript, Digital Experience, Financial Services, Software Development, Mentorship

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