Fidelity is seeking a Director Engineer to drive engineering excellence, innovation, and delivery across their common platform technology stack, solving complex system-level challenges and shaping the future of their application architecture and UI/UX platform strategy across Asset Management.
Requirements
- 12+ years of software engineering experience, with 4+ years operating at principal engineer or architect level or above
- Deep expertise in middle-tier tech stacks: Java Spring Boot, Python Flask, Node.js, and related cloud-native patterns
- Front-end platform expertise: 12+ years in Angular, React.js, and TypeScript, including platform-scale UI development
- Proven experience designing middle-tier architecture at scale with strong grasp of microservices, REST/WebSocket/gRPC APIs, and asynchronous messaging patterns
- Enterprise Modernization Leadership: Experience leading platform convergence, tech rationalization efforts, or enterprise-wide modernization initiatives
- API & Microservices Mastery: Lead the design of scalable, secure, and reliable APIs, microservices, orchestration layers, and business logic components
- Multi-tenant Platform Experience: Proven experience building and governing enterprise-grade design systems across multiple product teams
Responsibilities
- Lead the design of scalable, secure, and reliable APIs, microservices, orchestration layers, and business logic components across multiple teams
- Define and evolve the front-end foundation to enable product teams to build consistent, accessible, and performant user interfaces
- Drive architectural innovation at scale without the overhead of people management, operating at the intersection of UX, architecture, and platform engineering
- Architect the UI/UX foundation of a modern front-end platform, powering diverse digital products across the business unit
- Influence product direction and roadmap through technical insights and system thinking, partnering with engineering leadership and product teams
- Drive consistency, performance, and accessibility through shared design and code systems
- Shape the next generation of full-stack platform infrastructure powering critical business applications
Other
- Cross-functional Influence: Strong collaboration, influence, and leadership skills in a cross-functional setting
- Autonomous Strategic Thinking: Ability to work autonomously, think strategically, and drive impactful outcomes without direct authority
- Technical Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex ideas clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Technical Mentorship: Lead by influence, mentor senior engineers, conduct design reviews, and grow technical leadership within the organization
- Community Building: Mentor technical leads and designers and contribute to a community of practice around front-end architecture and design systems
