Principal Software Engineer​/Developer

Principal Software Engineer/Developer### Principal Software Engineer/Developer Apply:
Durham, NC:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
December 1, 2026 (30+ days left to apply):
2137019
** Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.**## ##

Job Description:

** Position Description**:  Designs and delivers large-scale, cloud-native applications that support critical business capabilities using modern full-stack engineering and service-oriented design principles. Applies scalable, decoupled, and event-driven architecture patterns to enable high-performance, resilient systems aligned with enterprise standards. Drives the adoption of disciplined Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and automated testing practices to ensure consistent quality, security, and production readiness across releases.

Translates complex business objectives into well-structured technical solutions for major divisional initiatives, evaluating alternative approaches to solve domain-specific problems. Partners closely with architects and stakeholders to mitigate risk, improve delivery outcomes, and evolve platform strategy in support of long-term organizational goals.  
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* Primary Responsibilities:

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* * Participates in architecture design teams.
* Defines and implements application-level architecture.
* Develops applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems for the division.
* Recommends development testing tools and methodologies and reviews and validates test plans.
* Responsible for QA readiness of software deliverables.
* Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.
* Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.
* Responsible for meeting project goals on-time and on-budget.
* Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.
* Plans and coordinates complex project schedules and assignments for multiple projects.
* Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues.
* Provides technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives.
* Advises senior management on technical strategy.
* Mentors junior team members.
* Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives.
* Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts.
** Education and Experience**:  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) designing, developing, and maintaining customer facing Web applications and services in a financial or retail services environment.  Or, alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) designing, developing, and maintaining customer facing Web applications and services in a financial or retail services environment.

** Skills and Knowledge**:  Candidate must also possess:  
* Demonstrated Expertise designing, developing, and maintaining customer facing Web applications and services using Java, Spring framework, Angular, and JavaScript; designing, developing, and implementing Cloud-based software solutions to service application clients according to RESTful Web services architecture using Spring framework; and designing, coding, and reviewing high quality software…