Fidelity Investments · 1 week ago
Principal Quant Software Engineer
Boston, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$107K/yr - $216K/yrFidelity Investments is seeking a Principal Quant Software Engineer to join their Strategic Advisors Technology team. This role involves building high-quality analytical solutions and applying sophisticated analytics and quantitative concepts to support investment needs, while participating in full-stack development projects.
Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial ServicesRetirementWealth Management
Responsibilities
Build high quality, robust, and efficient analytical solutions to improve internal investment processes with quantitative techniques and methods, statistics
Participate in full stack development projects on the front-end User Interface (UIs) and back-end Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) using Java, Python
Apply sophisticated analytics and quantitative concepts to support investment needs and develop new solutions
Add scale, rigor, and repeatability to research through software development standard methodologies
Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and Machine Learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets
Lead application design efforts, participate in design reviews and code reviews, and ensure quality through test case development and regression testing
Engage in product quality plan efforts, including test case development, design and code reviews and regression testing
Contribute to enhancing engineering practice in the areas of ATDD and CI/CD
Work with a global team of developers in leading best practices for software engineering
Qualification
Required
Strong foundation in quantitative techniques and methods, including statistics, econometrics, probability, linear regression, and time series analysis, with experience applying these to investment research and model development
Expertise in Python, Java, and SQL, leveraging advanced analytics and software engineering skills to build scalable, reliable solutions
Proven ability to implement research projects through the entire software development lifecycle, applying full-stack development and best practices for repeatability and rigor
Experience with AWS cloud development and deployment, and building enterprise cloud-enabled distributed systems
Skilled in data mining, modeling, and advanced analytics, adding scale and reliability to research through software engineering methodologies
Domain knowledge in equities, fixed income, or alternative asset classes, supporting investment needs with innovative solutions
Ability to lead application design efforts, participate in design reviews and code reviews, and ensure quality through test case development and regression testing
Strong understanding of legacy monolithic architectures and expertise in migrating to microservice-based architectures
Consistent track record of hands-on development of complex software solutions, including CI/CD and ATDD practices
Effective collaborator with quantitative and fundamental researchers, divisional partners, and global development teams, thriving in fast-paced environments with competing priorities
Demonstrated technical and organizational leadership, coaching and motivating team members to achieve optimal performance and career growth
Committed to problem-solving, communication, and continuous improvement in engineering practices
You will lead application design efforts, participate in design reviews and code reviews
Fully engaging in product quality plan efforts, including test case development, design and code reviews and regression testing
Contribute to enhancing engineering practice in the areas of ATDD and CI/CD
Engaging in working with global team of developers in leading best practices for software engineering
Benefits
Comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support
Market-leading retirement
Generous paid time off and parental leave
Charitable giving employee match program
Educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career
Company
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity’s mission is to strengthen the financial well-being of our customers and deliver better outcomes for the clients and businesses we serve.
Founded in 1946
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$152.82MKey Investors
Apple
2020-12-28Secondary Market· $2.5M
2018-01-14Secondary Market· $1M
2017-05-03Secondary Market· $12.5M
Leadership Team
Abigail Johnson
Chairman & CEO
Jeanmarie Ward
Senior Vice President of Architecture
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