Principal Software Engineer

Job Description:

Principle Software Engineer

The Role

As a Principal Software Engineer, this individual serves as a technical leader and strategic influencer, driving architectural direction and engineering excellence across teams. With deep expertise in modern development practices, object-oriented design, and design patterns, they lead complex initiatives spanning the full software development lifecycle. They are recognized for their ability to scale impact beyond individual contributions-mentoring senior engineers, shaping best practices, and partnering across the organization to deliver innovative, high-quality solutions that drive business outcomes.

• Define and drive engineering standards, best practices, and technical strategy across teams and projects
• Provide technical leadership across all phases of the software development lifecycle, from architecture and design to implementation and deployment
• Influence system architecture and design decisions to ensure scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability
• Collaborate effectively with senior developers, stakeholders, architects, and cross-functional teams to align on technical vision and execution
• Serve as a hands-on technical leader, contributing to complex and high-impact development efforts with a strong sense of ownership
• Establish and uphold high standards for code quality through design reviews, code reviews, and engineering governance practices
• Mentor and coach engineers at all levels, fostering technical growth, leadership development, and a culture of excellence
• Lead initiatives that drive continuous improvement in engineering practices, tooling, and team effectiveness
• Promote a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning across the organization

The Expertise and Skills You Bring


A highly collaborative and technically proficient software engineering professional, this individual brings strong expertise in modern development frameworks, programming languages, and architectural patterns. With a proven track record of hands-on development and technical leadership, they excel at delivering high-quality, accessible, and scalable solutions while mentoring team members and fostering engineering best practices. Passionate about continuous delivery and innovation, they effectively partner with cross-functional teams to drive impactful outcomes.

• Exemplary collaboration skills, working effectively with product owners, business analysts, software architects, software engineers, and quality engineers
• Strong hands-on technical contributor with experience producing clean, unit-tested, and maintainable code
• Experience mentoring junior staff and defining coding standards and best practices
• Proven expertise in applying software engineering architecture and design patterns (object-oriented, functional, REST)
• Strong knowledge of Java and Spring framework
• Solid understanding of SQL and Object Relational Mapping tools such as Hibernate
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, Angular, and AngularJS
• Familiarity with SASS/SCSS and building applications with accessibility in mind
• Experience focusing on accessibility using screen readers and other assistive tools
• Working knowledge of Docker, NgRx, and RxJS is a plus
• Passion for continuous integration and continuous delivery practices
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 6-10 years of software development experience
• 3-5 years of technical leadership experience

Company Overview

Fidelity Charitable is established in 1991 with a mission to further the American tradition of philanthropy by making charitable giving simple and effective. Since its founding, it has helped donors support over 180,000 nonprofit organizations with more than $18 billion in grants. Fidelity Charitable Services (FCS) aims to be the premier provider of charitable solutions, offering innovative and satisfying ways for customers to give, and operates the nation's largest donor-advised fund, which has introduced tens of thousands of donors to more impactful ways of achieving their philanthropic goals.

The Team

Fidelity Charitable Technology group develops the next-generation technology that directly impacts how customers accomplish their philanthropic goals. As a Software Engineer within the technology business unit, you will help take Fidelity Charitable applications to the next level of evolution through hands-on software development, technical mentoring, and cross-team collaboration with a diverse, co-located engineering team, while also visualizing customer issues as drivers for internal change.

Fidelity's Onsite Working Model
Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.

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Information Technology
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.