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Principal Software Engineer in Test - Trading Platforms

AT Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments

Principal Software Engineer in Test - Trading Platforms

Jersey City, NJ

Job Description:

Are you ready to take on a dynamic role where you can highlight your leadership and software engineering expertise? Join us for a stimulating and rewarding experience that will challenge and engage you every step of the way. This position will give you the unique opportunity to work directly with industry leaders in global finance, while developing technology at Fidelity!

Our Agile team designs and executes manual tests, automates regression testing, and participates in the development of applications in a cloud architecture solution. Our product development must meet the highest standards in quality and performance as well as meet all industry audit requirements.

The Team

Our Fidelity Institutional Technology team supports Prime brokerage business. We work in a cloud-based systems using modern, scalable, resilient, cloud native architectures (containers and serverless). Our engineers are an integral part of the prime brokerage team where they have opportunities to develop their skills, collaborate across teams and continue to learn in a fun, collaborative, iterative, and rapidly changing environment.

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The Expertise

  • Work experience in brokerage trading industry is required
  • Bachelors - Computer Science or equivalent work experience
  • 10+ years' experience Quality Assurance
  • Strong SQL skills - engineer can write queries and join tables
  • Programming experience with Java/J2EE
  • Programming experience with Unix/Linux shell, HTML, JavaScript, Spring, Web Services a plus
  • Experience with Jenkins, setup of jobs for automation execution a plus
  • Experience with test automation using jUnit, Selenium, Cucumber, ReadyAPI
  • Incorporate and streamline test automation into build CI/CD pipelines and quality gates a plus
  • Experience working in Agile methodology a plus
  • Working with Cloud services a plus.

Skills You Bring

  • Your ability to thrive in a dynamic and fluid organization where priorities shift to respond to changing business needs
  • Solid technical background of solving problems and identifying root cause
  • A collaborative teammate who can work across local and distributed teams
  • Knowledge sharing and enjoy mentoring other members of the team
  • Demonstrates ownership and accountability through proactive task management

The Value You Deliver

  • Deliver quality products
  • Leadership
  • Ability to understand the big picture - interdependency of applications
  • Quickly learning the business processes, interdependent systems, and the data flow end-to-end.
  • Crafting, developing, maintaining, and solving automated suites of tests to assess product quality and release readiness.
  • Strong soft skills (communications, empathy, positive, motivating personality) to lead and mentor team members
The base salary range for this position is $85,000-$179,000 per year.
Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate's relevant experience, and other factors.

Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.

We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career. Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.

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.

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.

Certifications:

Category:

Information Technology

Client-provided location(s): Jersey City, NJ, USA; Merrimack, NH, USA
Job ID: Fidelity-2109936
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program

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