Job Description:

Principal QA Engineer

As a Principal Software Engineer in Test, you blend extensive technical experience in test automation with business domain knowledge and data analysis. In an agile structure, you will partner with product owners to implement test automation and execute manual testing to increase efficiencies in testing and support the squad in building highly stable applications that meet business needs.

The Role

In this role, you will be working with a team of technologists passionate about promoting testing practices, implementing test automation, and executing testing with development and business partners!

• Review test strategies with stakeholders and ensure that all the various kinds of testing like unit, functional, performance, acceptance etc. are getting covered.
• Developing and maintaining automated suites/Frameworks of tests to assess product quality and release readiness
• Conduct manual testing
• Train squads on test management

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• 5 years of software engineering experience delivering software using agile development practices.
• Expertise in defining test cases at the right level of detail and define test cases and ensure acceptance criteria matches real business value – i.e. ensure we are testing the right things
• Expert knowledge in test automation frameworks and demonstrate proficiency, quality and passion in your coding ability.
• Understand architecture principles of a distributed system and how to appropriately define a test strategy at the component and system level
• Experience with Test Automation using Python and/or Groovy validating software components built in Python
• Knowledge of modern Python Test Automation Frameworks, including Load-testing (Robot, Pytest, Locust)
• Experience with RDBMS (SQL/noSQL)
• Knowledge of AWS
• Understanding of CI/CD processes
• Deep knowledge of the SDLC process and how different test types from unit, behavioral, component & E2E are used through the cycle.
• Curate the suite of tests to ensure a minimal comprehensive set (eliminate duplication, recognize gaps)
• Passionate about engineering excellence with a strong understanding of object-orientated programming.
• Understand how to deliver using an Acceptance Test-Driven development (ATDD) and Behavior Driven development (BDD) approach
• Understand architecture principles of a distributed system and how to appropriately define a test strategy at the component and system level
• Bachelor's degree (or above) in either Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Information Systems, Mathematics or Finance related field

The Value You Bring

• Create efficiencies in testing that increase agility and time to deliver business value
• Drive a strong quality practices and influence the Squad to focus on quality in each sprint
• Continuously focus on improving stability and resiliency of critical business processes and applications

The Team

Asset Management Technology (AMT) provides worldwide technology and support to all the Investment Management, Research, Trading, and Investment Operations functions. We are seeking a Principal, Software Engineer to join our Quantitative Research & Investing Technology organization. This role will be part of our Quantitative Engineering team, which is responsible for architecting, developing, and maintaining a new quant research oriented meta-data programming language.

Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.

Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.

We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career. Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.

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Company Overview

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.

Join Us

At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.

At Fidelity, our goal is for most people to work flexibly in a way that balances both personal and business needs with time onsite and offsite through what we’re calling “Dynamic Working”. Most associates will have a hybrid schedule with a requirement to work onsite at a Fidelity work location for at least one week, 5 consecutive days, every four weeks. These requirements are subject to change.

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document, and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.