Lead – Software Engineering

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Job Description:

Job Title – Lead – Software Engineering

The Purpose of this Role

Produce high-quality, testable, readable, and easily maintainable code. Participate in and lead all phases of the development process, from conception to deployment as a member of an agile, cross-functional team.

How Your Work Impacts the Organization

Demonstrates leadership and maintains a continuous technology progressive mentality. Supports junior associates to develop solutions that improve processes.

The Expertise You Have

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering or Equivalent.

  • You have the expertise and experience in designing and developing microservices which can handle high traffic.

  • You are experienced with a variety of modern programming languages and frameworks. 6+ years of experience working with Java, Spring boot, Oracle, Kubernetes, Kafka, AWS.

  • You have a passion for technology and can stay on top of latest technology trends.

  • You have hands-on experience leading or mentoring scrum teams focused on building software solutions for business critical, architecturally distributed experiences. The teams you have worked with have multi-functional responsibilities such as engineering, quality, DevOps and release implementation.

  • You care about cycle time and use CI/CD practices, tools to rapidly deploy changes to production while minimizing risk.

  • Have strong communication, collaboration skills and technical expertise to drive and participate in meaningful discussions with partners across different roles and different skillsets.

The Skills that are Key to This Role

  • Hands on experience in Java, Spring, Spring boot, REST API development, messaging frameworks

  • Hands on experience in container-based development (Docker)

  • Hands on experience working with EDA solutions such as Kafka/ MQ

  • Hands on experience working with Oracle or CockroachdB.

  • Hands on experience with NodeJS is preferred

  • Experience in implementing Micro services Architecture & building / deploying highly automated, scalable and maintainable infrastructure.

  • Experience in designing and developing apps with high throughput and low latency utilizing load balancing, caching, threading etc.

  • Experience working with cloud computing strategies and architecture (Serverless, Amazon EKS etc.)

  • Knowledge on CD process and tools, testing frameworks and practices (GitHub, Jenkins, Terraform)

  • Strategic thinking and critical problem-solving skills

The Value You Deliver

  • Define, develop, and implement applications hosted in the cloud.

  • Use your expertise and leadership to influence and gain consensus on how to proceed, remove impediments and strive for robust team success sprint over sprint.

  • Consistently making culture choices that positively impact the team, helping the team to create a better work environment.

  • Understand the leadership vision and own the execution of that vision.

  • Cultivate a culture of best-in-class software engineering practices

  • Deliver system automation by setting up continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines

  • Communicate effectively in team environment.

  • Identify departmental needs and make suggestions regarding technical direction.

  • The team will view you as an advocate for continuous learning helping them improve sprint over sprint. You help build a trustful, open environment which is encouraging of problem solving and experimentation.

The Expertise We’re Looking For

  • 6+ years of experience.  Completed three or more projects on commercially available applications.

  • B.E./B Tech in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Location Chennai          

Shift timings: 11:00 am – 08:00pm

Certifications:

At Fidelity, building a better financial future— for everyone— is our mission. For the last 75+ years, our privately-held company has remained committed to supporting our clients throughout their lifelong financial journeys.

Our formula is simple: we support our team, and they support our customers. That culture begins with our employees, whose personal and professional growth is key to our collective success. In keeping with that legacy, our privately-held company offers associates career stability and security, while at the same time encouraging your professional exploration and growth. At Fidelity India, we are proud to continue that legacy. With offices in Bangalore and Chennai, our Indian branch is now celebrating 20 years as a Global Capability Center. To find out more, visit India.Fidelity.com, or our global site at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer, and whenever possible we accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to complete the application or interview process. Please email us at accommodations@fmr.com or call 800-835-5099 for more information

Benefits Developed for You

From the little things that make every day better to those big-picture, life-changing tools. That’s exactly what you’ll get at Fidelity. We have an amazing package of benefits and programs designed to help you thrive both at and outside of work.

Insurance

Affordable and accessible healthcare benefits for you and your loved ones.

  • Coverage of up to INR 300,000 for you along with your spouse/partner, with additional top-up options available
  • Insurance covers for parents/in-laws made available at subsidized costs
  • Personal accident insurance cover of six times your annual basic salary
  • Life insurance cover of eight times your annual basic salary

Wellness

We invest in nurturing healthy habits and promoting overall wellness of our associates through three pillars – Physical, Emotional, and Financial wellness.

Parenting

To help you through the exciting yet demanding times of parenthood, avail of time off and other benefits such as childcare allowance and access to daycare.

Transport

You will have access to free transport services to and from work, subject to residing within our pre-defined boundary limits

Retirement

Finally, like the icing on the cake, we offer benefits that will help you contribute to and invest towards your retirement.

  • National Pension System (NPS) offered at Fidelity:
    • At Grade 6 and below, Fidelity will match your NPS contribution up to 5% of your basic salary
    • At Grade 7 and above, Fidelity contributes 10% of your basic salary towards NPS as part of your compensation structure
  • Avail of other statutory benefits such as EPF, VPF and Gratuity

Read more about our Benefits program.

Committed to Continuous Learning

At Fidelity, we are constantly adapting to the changing needs of our customers, new technologies, and better ways of working. And we empower our associates to do the same, with an emphasis on developing skills that will help propel you forward in your career while being able to make an impact for Fidelity’s customers around the world.

We offer a wide range of options including online, in-person, and mentor driven solutions – as well as learning days and job shadow opportunities to expose you to new elements of our business to broaden your experience.

Ongoing Opportunities for Growth

  • Free access to thousands of online training resources
  • Internal clubs focused on trending topics and associate interests
  • Ability to pursue online or in-person technical certifications

Read more about our Learning & Development program.

Connected to Our Communities

At every level of our organization, you’ll find people who are committed to doing their part to make the world a better place. We host events and conduct volunteering activities, encouraging associates across the organization to get involved and make an impact on the lives of people in the communities where we live and work.

Fidelity Cares

  • Through our community relations program, we provide associates with several opportunities to actively volunteer and create an impact
  • Host numerous company-wide volunteering and awareness events.
  • Partner with a number of not-for-profit organizations to benefit our local communities

Year-Round Volunteer Opportunities

  • Partner with schools and our not-for-profit organizations on financial literacy programs, career counselling, and online tutoring for students
  • Teach employability skills to youth from low-income backgrounds, and conduct mock interviews to prepare them for corporate jobs
  • Create joyful learning experiences for primary school children through the ‘Art in Education’ program
  • Plant urban mini forests and participate in local cleanup efforts

Read more about our Fidelity Cares community relations program..

Job Description:

Job Title – Lead – Software Engineering

The Purpose of this Role

Produce high-quality, testable, readable, and easily maintainable code. Participate in and lead all phases of the development process, from conception to deployment as a member of an agile, cross-functional team.

How Your Work Impacts the Organization

Demonstrates leadership and maintains a continuous technology progressive mentality. Supports junior associates to develop solutions that improve processes.

The Expertise You Have

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering or Equivalent.

  • You have the expertise and experience in designing and developing microservices which can handle high traffic.

  • You are experienced with a variety of modern programming languages and frameworks. 6+ years of experience working with Java, Spring boot, Oracle, Kubernetes, Kafka, AWS.

  • You have a passion for technology and can stay on top of latest technology trends.

  • You have hands-on experience leading or mentoring scrum teams focused on building software solutions for business critical, architecturally distributed experiences. The teams you have worked with have multi-functional responsibilities such as engineering, quality, DevOps and release implementation.

  • You care about cycle time and use CI/CD practices, tools to rapidly deploy changes to production while minimizing risk.

  • Have strong communication, collaboration skills and technical expertise to drive and participate in meaningful discussions with partners across different roles and different skillsets.

The Skills that are Key to This Role

  • Hands on experience in Java, Spring, Spring boot, REST API development, messaging frameworks

  • Hands on experience in container-based development (Docker)

  • Hands on experience working with EDA solutions such as Kafka/ MQ

  • Hands on experience working with Oracle or CockroachdB.

  • Hands on experience with NodeJS is preferred

  • Experience in implementing Micro services Architecture & building / deploying highly automated, scalable and maintainable infrastructure.

  • Experience in designing and developing apps with high throughput and low latency utilizing load balancing, caching, threading etc.

  • Experience working with cloud computing strategies and architecture (Serverless, Amazon EKS etc.)

  • Knowledge on CD process and tools, testing frameworks and practices (GitHub, Jenkins, Terraform)

  • Strategic thinking and critical problem-solving skills

The Value You Deliver

  • Define, develop, and implement applications hosted in the cloud.

  • Use your expertise and leadership to influence and gain consensus on how to proceed, remove impediments and strive for robust team success sprint over sprint.

  • Consistently making culture choices that positively impact the team, helping the team to create a better work environment.

  • Understand the leadership vision and own the execution of that vision.

  • Cultivate a culture of best-in-class software engineering practices

  • Deliver system automation by setting up continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines

  • Communicate effectively in team environment.

  • Identify departmental needs and make suggestions regarding technical direction.

  • The team will view you as an advocate for continuous learning helping them improve sprint over sprint. You help build a trustful, open environment which is encouraging of problem solving and experimentation.

The Expertise We’re Looking For

  • 6+ years of experience.  Completed three or more projects on commercially available applications.

  • B.E./B Tech in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Location Chennai          

Shift timings: 11:00 am – 08:00pm

Certifications:

At Fidelity, building a better financial future— for everyone— is our mission. For the last 75+ years, our privately-held company has remained committed to supporting our clients throughout their lifelong financial journeys.

Our formula is simple: we support our team, and they support our customers. That culture begins with our employees, whose personal and professional growth is key to our collective success. In keeping with that legacy, our privately-held company offers associates career stability and security, while at the same time encouraging your professional exploration and growth. At Fidelity India, we are proud to continue that legacy. With offices in Bangalore and Chennai, our Indian branch is now celebrating 20 years as a Global Capability Center. To find out more, visit India.Fidelity.com, or our global site at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer, and whenever possible we accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to complete the application or interview process. Please email us at accommodations@fmr.com or call 800-835-5099 for more information

Benefits Developed for You

From the little things that make every day better to those big-picture, life-changing tools. That’s exactly what you’ll get at Fidelity. We have an amazing package of benefits and programs designed to help you thrive both at and outside of work.

Insurance

Affordable and accessible healthcare benefits for you and your loved ones.

  • Coverage of up to INR 300,000 for you along with your spouse/partner, with additional top-up options available
  • Insurance covers for parents/in-laws made available at subsidized costs
  • Personal accident insurance cover of six times your annual basic salary
  • Life insurance cover of eight times your annual basic salary

Wellness

We invest in nurturing healthy habits and promoting overall wellness of our associates through three pillars – Physical, Emotional, and Financial wellness.

Parenting

To help you through the exciting yet demanding times of parenthood, avail of time off and other benefits such as childcare allowance and access to daycare.

Transport

You will have access to free transport services to and from work, subject to residing within our pre-defined boundary limits

Retirement

Finally, like the icing on the cake, we offer benefits that will help you contribute to and invest towards your retirement.

  • National Pension System (NPS) offered at Fidelity:
    • At Grade 6 and below, Fidelity will match your NPS contribution up to 5% of your basic salary
    • At Grade 7 and above, Fidelity contributes 10% of your basic salary towards NPS as part of your compensation structure
  • Avail of other statutory benefits such as EPF, VPF and Gratuity

Read more about our Benefits program.

Committed to Continuous Learning

At Fidelity, we are constantly adapting to the changing needs of our customers, new technologies, and better ways of working. And we empower our associates to do the same, with an emphasis on developing skills that will help propel you forward in your career while being able to make an impact for Fidelity’s customers around the world.

We offer a wide range of options including online, in-person, and mentor driven solutions – as well as learning days and job shadow opportunities to expose you to new elements of our business to broaden your experience.

Ongoing Opportunities for Growth

  • Free access to thousands of online training resources
  • Internal clubs focused on trending topics and associate interests
  • Ability to pursue online or in-person technical certifications

Read more about our Learning & Development program.

Connected to Our Communities

At every level of our organization, you’ll find people who are committed to doing their part to make the world a better place. We host events and conduct volunteering activities, encouraging associates across the organization to get involved and make an impact on the lives of people in the communities where we live and work.

Fidelity Cares

  • Through our community relations program, we provide associates with several opportunities to actively volunteer and create an impact
  • Host numerous company-wide volunteering and awareness events.
  • Partner with a number of not-for-profit organizations to benefit our local communities

Year-Round Volunteer Opportunities

  • Partner with schools and our not-for-profit organizations on financial literacy programs, career counselling, and online tutoring for students
  • Teach employability skills to youth from low-income backgrounds, and conduct mock interviews to prepare them for corporate jobs
  • Create joyful learning experiences for primary school children through the ‘Art in Education’ program
  • Plant urban mini forests and participate in local cleanup efforts

Read more about our Fidelity Cares community relations program..

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Job Level: Manager
Job ID: 2102145

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