Job Description:

The Role

The Asset Management Quant Research Engineering team is looking for a Director of Quantitative Development who wishes to take on the challenge of building a world-class quant research platform. We are looking for individuals who bring expertise in functional programming frameworks and quant research infrastructure from top-tier competitor firms. This role is primarily focused on hands-on development and delivery, which requires a combination of both strong technical and influencing skills, as well as participation in architecture, design, analysis, and evangelizing activities.

Primary Location: Boston, MA

Additional Locations; Merrimack, NH; Raleigh, NC

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in either Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Information Systems, Mathematics or Finance related field.
• 5 years of software engineering experience, including in senior and/or team leadership roles, at peer firms utilizing agile methods and modern SDLC processes to deliver quality technological solutions in a transparent, reliable way.
• Deep experience with quant research processes, methodologies, and tools
• Expert-level development skills in Python, and mastery of functional programming paradigms like Aspect Oriented Programming. Fluency in formal language design concepts like type systems a plus.
• A proven track record of architecting complex systems to work efficiently and reliably in mission critical applications. Ability to recognize business risk and surface it to key decision-makers.
• A servant leader who is focused on promoting a team culture of accountability and continuous improvement and removing drag forces to enable team success.

The Value You Deliver

• Deliver a functional programming framework for quant research in Python, enabling quant researchers to share code and data.
• Work with quant researchers to understand their needs and shape the framework to better suit them, and to support them as they evaluate prototypes.
• Partner with engineers supporting data persistence features provided by the framework, shaping the overall solution architecture.
• Develop tools on top of the framework to solve key point problems, like code traceability or partial evaluation.
• Provide leadership on software quality and design best practices, working with peers and earlier-career engineers to ensure the quality and scalability of the entire solution.

The Team

Asset Management Technology (AMT) provides worldwide technology and support to all the Investment Management, Research, Trading, and Investment Operations functions. This role will be part of our Quantitative Engineering team, which is responsible for architecting, developing, and maintaining systems that support quantitative trading.

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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.