Role Background
The Advanced Strategies & Research Technology Team in Fidelity's Asset Management organization is an embedded team focused on unlocking the potential of new technologies, techniques and datasets, to assist our Investment Professionals in generating alpha for our investment products and customers.
The role is ideal for someone with an enterprise development background, with a strong technology, coding and data skills, looking to operate in a less constrained environment, as part of an accelerated development team.
The role is ideal for a skilled technical leader with strong design, collaboration and influencing skills.
Ideally the candidate is a full stack, but this role will be primarily focused on processing and generating Analytics from structured and unstructured datasets with the ability of parallel processing potentially in the cloud.
The ideal candidate with have a strong technology background with a demonstrated ability to quickly adapt to new technologies, a go-getter, a proven ability to work with quantitative concepts and data, and a solid understanding and experience with the investment management business.
The Team
The Vision of the team is to build a best-in-class platform for alternative data and the Mission is to provide the Right Data to the Right People at the Right Time with the Right Quality and Right Coverage.
The team is comprised of a diverse set of technology professionals including application developers, database engineers, data scientists and tool prototypers with quantitative backgrounds who work collectively with our business partners to take ideas from a whiteboard, through prototypes that garner feedback to be rapidly deployed to our users, all the way through to integration with enterprise applications in the AWS cloud.
The Expertise We're Looking For
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a technology related field (e.g. Engineering, Computer Science, etc.) required.
- 1+ years experience of enterprise development and a desire to work on a fast paced development team with the experience of handling multiple tracks concurrently.
- Strong background with object orientated programming, with projects completed leveraging many of the following technologies including Python, Java or C#
- Strong Knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms
- Knowledge of Cloud computing concepts (AWS) and working experience with deploying and managing applications in the Cloud using CI/CD tools – Git, Stash, etc.
The Skills You Bring
- You have strong experience in Object Oriented Programming in Java or C# or Python
- You have strong experience in Python and libraries such as Pandas / Numpy, etc. or Spark
- You have strong experience in Data Structures & Algorithms
- You have knowledge in developing custom Data Pipelines to extract data, map data, transform data, and to load data in various data stores like Oracle, Snowflake S3, and / or shared drives.
- You are familiar with extracting data from REST APIs and parallel processing large datasets
So you have the basic skills we are looking for – here are some of the additional skills that will differentiate you and make you the ideal candidate:
- Knowledge in RDBMS and ODBC
- Knowledge of Cloud Computing concepts and working experience with deploying and managing applications in the Cloud
- Knowledge of Building UI is a plus in Angular 2.0+ / React and other MVC frameworks
- Knowledge of deploying software through its lifecycle, familiar with Agile, using CI/CD from concept to build to deployment using tools like Git/Stash, Jenkins, etc.
How Your Work Impacts the Organization
Asset Management Technology (AMT) provides worldwide technology and support to all the Investment Management, Research, Trading and Investment Operations functions. AMT is an integral partner for Asset Management to deliver innovative, scalable, industry-leading investment tools that enable Asset Management to achieve competitive advantage globally.
At Fidelity, we are focused on making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com.
Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer.
The base salary range for this position is $39 - $70 per hour. Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate's relevant experience, and other factors.
Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.
Please be advised that Fidelity's business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
