Director, Software Engineering
Fidelity Investments is seeking a Director, Software Engineering to lead our High Income and Alternatives Investment Technology team. As an HI & A Technology Chapter Leader, you will be responsible for managing and developing the technology platform supporting our high yield investment team with over $100B of client assets in US high yield debt, emerging market debt, and a growing list of high yield alternative credit products.
You will collaborate with other leaders to establish standards for your chapter, influence strategic decisions, and build solutions with your expertise and technical knowledge. You will directly manage several engineers who primarily work within autonomous squads across a product area but report directly to you. Your role will involve helping them grow and develop in their technical and business knowledge and ensuring alignment on the work they perform.
You will spend part of your time applying your expertise to help advance work and improve squad performance, ensuring high-quality engineering standards are met.
The Teams
You work in partnership with Chapter Area Leads, Squad Leads, and other Chapter Leaders aligned to Asset Management High Income and Alternatives Technology Areas to ensure consistent standards and quality.
The Expertise You Have
* Bachelor's or higher degree in a technology-related field (e.g., Engineering, Computer Science, etc.) required
* 15+ years of industry experience with proven technology leadership and 5+ years in people management
* Experience designing and building highly scalable software solutions
* Expertise in engineering methodologies in Mid-tier and UI development
* Strong awareness of data tier development
* Experience leading, coaching, mentoring, and developing teams
* Experience identifying talent needs, resource planning, and talent allocation across large organizations
* Financial services experience preferred but not required
The Skills You Bring
* Inspirational people leader, capable of developing others and accelerating their mastery
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for building cross-functional relationships
* Ability to work across squads, balancing business and technology priorities
* Continuous improvement mentality and agile work practices
* Proactive sharing of insights, knowledge, and industry practices
* Curious and committed to continuous learning, mentoring, and coaching
* Champion practices in Quality, Automation, DevOps, CI/CD, Design, and Code Reviews
The Value You Deliver
* Aligning chapter talent with strategic business priorities
* Supporting chapter members to deliver increased value
* Fostering an agile and frictionless organization
* Partnering with stakeholders to influence backlog and prioritization
* Measuring performance and ensuring standards are met
* Aligning talent across squads and product areas for optimal development
* Setting standards and reducing technical debt
* Improving stability, resiliency, and engineering quality of applications