Principal Full Stack Engineer

About the role

The role is for a Systems Thinking Engineer on Fidelity's Brokerage Authorization team, which focuses on transforming authorization systems from mainframe to cloud-native architectures. The team is responsible for building secure and scalable access control platforms for Brokerage Recordkeeping Technology. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly in designing high-performance, resilient systems. The position emphasizes operational excellence and automation in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Guide the team through extensive production insights and operational automation.
• Design and develop RESTful services using Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, and related technologies.
• Handle incident management and problem management for Tier 0 platforms.
• Maintain high availability and reliability of critical systems in a fast-paced environment.
• Optimize database performance through query tuning and indexing.
• Implement real-time monitoring and alerting for highly scalable cloud applications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• 10 plus years of experience in designing and implementing full stack end-to-end customer-facing applications, with financial industry experience being a plus.
• 7 plus years of experience working in complex architectural designs and technology initiatives.
• 5 plus years of experience working in an agile development environment (Scrum/Kanban).
• Extensive knowledge of Java and Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
• Hands-on application development experience with Public Cloud environments such as AWS.
• Deep understanding of modern authorization architectures, including RBAC, ReBAC, JWT-based authorization, and OAuth 2.0.
• Proven experience in maintaining scalability and resiliency in a complex environment.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Annual bonuses.
• Retirement contributions.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage.
• Parental leave.
• Tuition assistance.
• Wellness programs.
• Extensive professional development opportunities.