Job Description
Director, Full Stack Engineering
The Role
The Asset Management Quant Research Engineering team is looking for a Director of Full Stack Engineering who wishes to take on the challenge of building a world-class quant research platform. In this role you will produce high-quality, testable code for research platform and efficiently deploy them onto AWS. We want you to be motivated by having the autonomy to lead, build and craft phenomenal solutions. We advocate for leadership at all levels and this role is an excellent fit for those who demonstrate leadership and have a continuous technology progressive mentality. We want engineers who are brave to break things, who step up and take lead /ownership of their projects, and those that thrive by sharing knowledge.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
- Bachelors degree (or above) in either Engineering or Computer Science related field
- 8+ years' experience as a full stack software engineer, delivering software using agile development practices
- Familiarity with quantitative techniques and methods, statistics, econometrics including probability, linear regression, time series data analysis and optimizations is a plus
- Demonstrated Experience coding in more than one programming language. Our full stack engineers work across a range of client, middle tier, messaging, caching and database technologies including Java, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL and PL/SQL
- Deep knowledge of middleware Java stack, messaging technologies, containerization, web containers and test automation.
- Demonstrated Experience working on AWS/Azure cloud environment and proven understanding of CI/CD & DevOps
- Demonstrated Experience in Python programming and familiarity with core data science libraries. Deep understanding different package managers and test frameworks. Knowledge in python web frameworks like Flask, Django is a plus
- Awareness of event-based systems, functional programming, emerging technologies and messaging frameworks such as Kafka and EMS.
- Demonstrated experience in test-driven approach to developing software and can build or contribute to automated testing frameworks that can detect any anomalies in functionality, performance and integration.
- Experiences in some of the following technologies continuous integration/delivery tools such as GIT, Cloudbees Jenkins, uDeploy and/or Pivotal Concourse.
- Document design options and decisions, and present these in an organized manner to technical as well as non-technical audiences
- Strong contributor with a collaborative work style in building, crafting and reviewing code
- Key member of the engineering team actively innovating and creatively experimenting so that we may better support business needs
- Bring curiosity and a questioning mind-set to work, asking always about the why and the value of an activity or task
The Team
Asset Management Technology (AMT) provides worldwide technology and support to all the Investment Management, Research, Trading, and Investment Operations functions. This role will be part of our Quantitative Engineering team, which is responsible for architecting, developing, and maintaining systems that support quantitative trading.
Certifications
Company Overview
Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission
to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients.
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
blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs. Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).
. 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,
At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry
We invite you to
Find Your Fidelity
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